The Author in which that is writing this:
Yea, I know. Been a long time since I updated. Not mah fault since school got meh so frickin' busy. Plus Ima tryin' ta get a straight 4.0 dis whole year so Ima really workin' my butt off for it. But anyways, back ta our fic here. As y'all have realized, I changed da title to Ai Kokoro Tamashii which means Love Heart Soul. I think it's a betta title than da first one duncha think? Oh well, for those of y'all dat dun like it, I like it so dat's all dat counts, right? Hahahahaha...
Ai Kokoro Tamashii
By: Da Person in which dat's Writing dis Fanfic
Episode Four: Coming to Terms
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Everyone around Misao stared at her. They were all doing their own thing when a loud someone which was Misao, walked in with sudden heavy footsteps that made loud, blaring stomps as she walked in. Walking behind her was a rather embarrassed Kaoru whose face was red from the stares. It attracted so much attention that it gave Kaoru and Misao the limelight in the classroom. After making her last tantrum, Misao slammed her schoolbag with a bang on her desktop and sat down at her seat. Kaoru sweat dropped and sat down on her desk which was located behind Misao. Unlike some angry weasels, Kaoru sat down quietly with no loud distractions for her classmates. She didn't wish for anymore attention from everyone.
"Misao...." Kaoru whispered as she leaned up front to speak to her fuming friend. "You really have a big temper... You should really work on your anger management. Everyone was staring at us when you came in and it was very humiliating for you know!"
Everyone was still whispering and gossiping about what was her problem.
Misao turned around and yelled, "It's not my fault...THAT STUPID SETA GOT ME ANGRY! AND BESIDES, YOU'RE NO ONE TO TALK, KAORU! IF IT'S ANYONE, IT'S HIM WHO SHOULD BE--!"
Before she could finish, Kaoru covered Misao's loud mouth. A vein popped on the Kaoru's head which showed mild irritation from the weasel. "Shut UP MISAO!," Kaoru cried, "Misao, if you don't stop complaining about Soujiro, I swear I will kick your butt all the way to Okinawa you little weasel!" Letting go of her grasp on Misao's mouth, Kaoru wondered why Soujirou was in none of their classes. Wasn't he in the same grade as they were? Unless he was younger but Kaoru thought that couldn't be it. Maybe he was one of the higher ranking classes?
"I AM NOT A WEASEL!" Misao yelled back.
"What school level is Soujirou in?"
Misao turned grimace. Her friend just had to bring up the issue of that smiling idiot again. "I don't see what's so special about the topic about him, but if you need to know, he's in the highest level."
"Then he would be Seta-sempai?!" Kaoru asked with wide eyes. He doesn't look like one... but then again, looks doesn't tell you much these days.
"If you're that much of an obsessed fangirl to call him that, then sure, why not!" Misao grumbled sarcastically with a sarcastic tone, while rolling her eyes.
Kaoru popped a vein and whacked Misao on the head with her chair.
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'Ah! Lunch time!' Soujiro smiled brightly to himself as he stood on the edge of the school's rooftop. Being very poised and balance, Soujiro didn't have to worry about falling off. The day was sunny and breezy, a great day to eat outside, especially ontop of your school's roof. Soujirou sat down and began to eat his lunch quietly and peacefully to himself.
While munching on his food, Soujirou started thinking to himself. 'That Makimachi-san has quite a temper. I wonder why Shishio-san would pair me up with such an average girl like her,' Soujirou leaned back. 'Why am I asking such a stupid question? I already know exactly why... Makimachi-san's grandfather is a master in Ninjitsu and Shishio-san wants me to learn the shinobi method of espionage and stealth to be stronger than I am now... And to get there, I have to be arranged to Makimachi-san... He sighed to himself...this would probably be more difficult than he originally thought.
He broke away from his thoughts when he sensed some noise from behind him. He turned his head around to see what—or who it could be. As fate had it, it was Misao and Kaoru standing there with the same expression he had, but of course, with different thoughts.
Misao: What's he doing here?! ARGH! Why does this kid have to follow me around every where I go?!"
Kaoru: Misao's going to have one of her ugly days again and I mean real ugly. And she says I have the big temper...
Soujirou: Um... smiles
Misao growled, "What's so funny?! Why are you smiling?! Stop smiling!" She stormed right over to him. The two were nose to nose. Her face was a large and angry scowl that was to be reckoned with. He on the other hand had that usual smile and a large sweat drop.
"Nothing's funny Makimachi-san. I'm smiling to be polite," Soujirou calmly stated. "I didn't know I wasn't the only one who likes eating on top of roofs."
Misao stood back up, "Oh yeah? Well I didn't know that my life would end on the day I met you!"
Kaoru frowned at what Misao said. Walking up to the two, she scolded at her friend. "Misao, that wasn't nice! It seems to me, Soujiro has done nothing but be extra kind and friendly to you ever since you two met. And all you do is bicker and yell at him just because you two are arranged to be married. Have you ever considered that it's not his fault because of this? Maybe he doesn't want to be married to you too. It's clear to see he's being the mature one to accept this while you're being the immature one that doesn't. Just suck up and stop whining!"
Kaoru's words hit Misao as if a sharp dagger had went through her heart. Misao stopped and looked down. Being the stubborn person she is, Misao thought Kaoru was wrong even though down deep, she knew Kaoru was right. Small tears welled up in her eyes. In a quivering voice, she said softly, "Kaoru, you don't know how it feels to have an arranged marriage so you shouldn't talk!" Then Misao ran off.
Soujiro sat there confused at the yelling and screaming. Kaoru turned back and looked at Soujiro. She smiled and said, "Don't worry about Misao. Her temper doesn't last long when it comes to me. This whole thing has been very hard on her," Kaoru said sadly, "but she also needs to accept reality even if it's unfair."
Soujiro smiled and replied, "I understand. I'm really sorry to cause this. It really wasn't my decisions but I really hope Misao-san feels better."
Kaoru smiled and sat down in front of him and set out her lunch. "There's nothing to be sorry about. It's no one's fault." Taking out a riceball Kaoru took a big bite out of it. "Misao and I eat here everyday. I guess we have another member for our club, the W.B.E.O.T.R Society! Weird-Baka-Eating-On-The-Rooftops. I, the president, Kaoru Kamiya and our vice president who is currently absent, Misao Makimachi welcomes you Soujiro Seta to our club!"
"Um...I humbly accept Kaoru-sama," Soujiro smiled back.
Kaoru laughed out loud hard causing her to choke.
"...Kaoru-san?" Soujiro leaped forward to help.
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Misao sighed. Sitting against a wall, she thought over what Kaoru said. She would have realized that her friend was telling the truth if her enormous temper wasn't so in the way. Being considerably mad about something causes you to be blinded by the truth behind what you're mad at and that's exactly what Misao is going through. You get carried away in your own thoughts that aren't actually true.
That stupid Kamiya! She's just trying to piss me off just like everyone else in the world is! My own grandfather did this to me along with the help of Soujiro's family! He's practically sold me to the Shishio family. Misao began to shudder. What if he really did sell me to that Soujiro kid? What if he wants me for my body?! NOOOOOOOOOO! At the thought of such caused Misao to dry up and cracked into a million pieces.
I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE MY BODY TO HIM! OH JIYA YOU BAKA! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SOLD MY BODY TO THAT KID! WHERE IS AOSHI WHEN YOU NEED HIM! MAYBE HE'LL SAVE ME FROM THAT SOUJIRO. THEN I'LL BE SAFE IN THE ARMS OF AOSHI-SAMA BUT WAIT A MINUTE! HE'S JIYA'S APPRENTICE THAT MEANS WHATEVER JIYA COMMANDS HIM TO DO, HE'LL DO IT. NOOOO AOSHI! DON'T DO IT! DON'T LISTEN TO THAT OLD FART!
"THAT'S IT!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! MY OWN GRANDFATHER! MY GRANDFATHER MADE ME INTO A PROSTITUTE!!!!" Misao screamed out loud.
What she didn't know was there was a kid behind her. He was playing soccer with his friends until the ball rolled over to where Misao stood. After listening everything Misao said, the kid stood up with a weird out look. She saw him staring at her and Misao's face turned bright red right away. Realizing how stupid she is for giving the kid a wrong impression. He stared at Misao for a minute and then ran away as fast as he could, with a very large nosebleed.
"WAIT! I DIDN'T MEAN IT! IT'S THAT STUPID KAMIYA'S FAAAAAAULT!" Misao shouted after him. No luck since she really scared the crap out of the poor guy. He stormed lightning speed away before he could hear anything she said afterwards. He was afraid to hear anything else afterwards.
Misao smacked her forward. "Misao you idiot. Now everyone's going to get the wrong idea about you. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh," she pulled at her face.
"What is all this commotion you're making?"
"Eh?" Misao turned around and saw Megumi. "AHH! Megumi-san! You didn't hear what I said seconds ago did you?!"
Megumi Takani, a close friend of Misao and Kaoru was a caring person who loves helping the sick. She studed medical care ever since she was little and have hopes of going to a prestigious medical college in America. An upperclassman of Misao and people usually refers to her as Takani Sempai but not her close friends like Kaoru and Misao. They just call her by Megumi since they know each other very well. Takani's slyness and personality reminds her classmates of a fox. The teachers see her as a kind, generous, helpful classmates in which everyone looks up too. Everyone does since Megumi is one of the top ten students in her school but she wasn't always kind. She's strict when she needs to be.
Megumi pulled her hair back with the swift of her hair. "Of course not, I was yards away. Although, I can hear you yelling things from afar. I just don't know what exactly you were yelling about."
"Oh. Then nevermind..." Misao sighed and sat back down with her wearily face.
The upperclassman arched an eyebrow. Seeing Misao looking awfully down, she had to ask why. "I'm guessin' today's one of your ugly days," she sat down next to Misao, "What happened?"
Out of everyone that Misao knew, Megumi is the most mature friend she had. She always comes to Megumi for comfort when she was upset and Megumi always listen to Misao's troubles and give advice. Sometimes she can be firm and tough when telling the hard honest truth to Misao but in the end, the fox was always right no matter how hard it is to believe it.
Misao sighed. Megumi saw right through her but then again. Anyone could have seen that since she was throwing huge tantrums during the whole day and shouting out weid things which Misao didn't even want to rememeber. "Well..." Misao told everything to Megumi. The arrangement between her and Soujiro, Soujiro going to school here, about what Kaoru told her, and complaining about how unfair this whole thing is.
"This is so stupid, don't you think Megumi?"
"As what I heard, you already have your advice Misao," Megumi replied in a calm, smooth voice.
Misao gave her a weird look. Nodding, Megumi explained, "That raccoon is actually right for once. It's true Misao. These arrangment will seem unfair to you there's nothing you can do but come to terms with it. Whining and taking it out on your fiancé won't help," She looked up at Misao and said, "You must think what he must be going through also. He probably feels the same way as you are. You should get to know him better before judging him."
Misao sat there staring at Megumi bewildered. She had listened carefully to her words. The way she said it made Misao realized the truth. She realized how bad she had treated Soujiro and she never stopped to think about his feeling. She felt like a simpleton right at that moment.
Megumi stood up, "Well I should be going now. My next class starts soon. Ja ne." After saying her farewell, Megumi disappeared behind the walls of the school.
Standing up, Misao became strong again. She wiped away her dried tears from earlier and knew what she has to do. She didn't want to do it but she knew she must. "I have to say sorry to that--I mean, Soujiro. Oy... I wonder if he'll forgive me..." Misao asked herself.
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"It's ok! I'm fine really!" Kaoru wiped the tears from her eyes. The choking she experienced earlier caused her to tear badly. "Sushi is dangerous when laughing. Gotta keep that in mind."
Soujiro just smiled and sweatdropped.
He realized at that moment that the guy that was with Kaoru the other day who worked at Oro! Ice cream, didn't seem to go to this school or at least Soujiro didn't see him around. He remembered his name. It was Kenshin Himura, red long hair guy who puts it in a low ponytail.
"Kamiya-san?"
"Yeah?"
"Doesn't...Kenshin Himura go to school here? I didn't seem to see him around..." Soujiro asked, being curious.
At first she just stared at him for a second then she burst out laughing.
Soujiro sweatdropped, "Please don't choke again Kaoru-san."
Kaoru finished laughing and replied, "Yeah yeah, I know. Kenshin doesn't go to school, Soujiro. He's already an adult who lives alone in his own apartment. If I can remember...Kenshin is about twenty-eight years old now... Too old to go to school Soujiro."
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"How to talk to him... How can I... How can I approach him...?" Misao crowded her minds with all of these thoughts as she sat ontop of her desk in an empty classroom. Everyone had came home already but she wanted to stay after to think a while longer. Misao wasn't familiar with Soujiro all that well and the more she realized, the more she hated herself. Instead of giving a chance to know him, she had been trying to pick fights with him and pushed him away. Sighing, she held her head in despair.
Footsteps approached her. She lifted her head to see who it was and to her surprised, it was Soujiro. This made her more nervous. It was him that approached her first but now what to say?
"Konnichiwa Misao-san. I hope you're feeling better." Soujiro said smiling, "I came to see if you want me to walk you home."
Misao looked at him and stared at the floor. She didn't know what to say and it would be irrelevent to blurt out I'M SORRY! right after he asked to walk you home.
Hearing no answer Soujiro thought it as a no. He smiled and replied, "Alright then Misao. I'm going to go now. See you tomorrow." He was about to leave before, he felt something behind his back. He turned his head around to see that Misao grabbed onto the back of his shirt. He sweatdropped and said, "Uh...heh, yes Misao-san?"
"S-sorry Soujiro..."
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The Author in which that is writing this:
Heh, y'all be surprised to see what happens next. Now listen up y'all, I want reviews. If I dun get much reviews then it'll take longer ta update. 'Cause reviews tell me dat there are actually people readin' dis and likin' dis which tells meh ta continue it.
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