Aki: Yattayattayatta!!! Hora!! Here's the last chapter of this story…! Wow… finally… I finished a fanfic here on ! Hehe… Sowee it took me a long time to do this. Nyweizy, Thanks for the reviews guys!!! And about the time setting of this story… I think I have told something about it… Well, if I haven't, don't worry guys, I'm aware of the thing concerning the time and I'm sorry for not being able to find any way to correct it. Actually, I had an idea on how to correct it long ago but I'm having doubts about it… I'll be revising this story anyway. So please forgive for not being an accurate authoress… sniffs… I have a cold right now… On with the final chap! And the answers for your questions will be found at the end of this chap…
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"Soujiro! SOUJIRO!!"
Misao immediately hopped up, a wide smile on her face as she left the book on the floor but gradually returned to snatch it. Her huge excitement made her fall on the floor several times before running.
Hearing his name being called loudly, Soujiro immediately ran to where his best friend was, thinking that something might have happened to her.
With Soujiro and Misao both on the rush, the two knocked each other out and ended up hitting the floor.
"Itai…!" Misao scratched her head and lifted herself, finding Soujiro still K.O. with swirly eyes. "Oi, Sou-kun! Wake up!" The girl pulled him up by his gi and started slapping him. "I have good news for you! Or should I say, for Okon and Omasu!"
Soujiro shook his head and straightened himself up, his cheeks both reddish because of the slaps he received. Boy, Misao's slaps are sure hard.
"Ara…What is it Misao-san?" The brunette asked curiously. He wondered what news could Misao had gotten when they were all in the old man's library. He watched Misao as she picked up a black, thick book which she placed right in front of his face.
"What happened here, weasel girl?" The voice of Sanosuke made the two teens avert their heads to him. Daigoro and Yahiko were standing beside him.
"Call me 'weasel' again and you'll see hell!" Misao warned, her emerald eyes turning into demon-shaped eyes.
"Wea---" Sanosuke was about to challenge Misao when the weasel girl hit him with the use of the thick book.
"What was the good news you were saying, Misao-san?" The ex-assassin asked again, his smile twitching. It's really bad when somebody gets Misao's patience to its limit. It's like a bloody war. And he meant, BLOODY war.
Anger left Misao immediately and the excitement she was experiencing minutes ago hopped back to her.
"Sou-kun, your Shukuchi! It's the reason why!!!" The keyed up girl excitedly informed Soujiro, a big grin appearing on her face.
"Ara? My Shukuchi?" Seta repeated. What does his technique had to do with anything? "The reason to what?"
"Oh Seta Soujiro! You really are a BAKA!!" Misao exclaimed, moving her arms up and down on her side in thrill. The thing she discovered was just making her a lot more energized.
"The way you say 'baka' sounds like you're happy that this boyfriend of yours happens to be stupid." Yahiko commented, but only got a cold shoulder from Misao, leaving him annoyed.
"Don't you know," Misao continued. "You look handsome and young because of your Shukuchi!"
With that said by the girl he was facing, Soujiro's face heated up and turned red. Good thing the marks left by Misao's slaps hid it. But bad thing he stared long at her.
"N-nani, Soujiro?" The girl asked noticing that Soujiro was looking at her as if there was something bad that she said.
"A, n-nothing, Misao-san." Soujiro widened his smile and shook his head not only to show Misao that it was nothing but also to remove the weird feeling he was experiencing. "What were you saying about my Shukuchi?"
Misao was sure that there was something that Soujiro was hiding from her but she abruptly shrugged it off and returned to her explanation.
"I found it on this book!" Misao said happily and proudly. She once again raised the book on level with Sou's face.
"What's on that book?" Yahiko asked Daigoro.
"Ah, that's the old Science book that Sensei bought from the old shop." Daigoro recalled the content of the book Misao was holding and told it to the guys. "It's all about the principles behind everything that's happening on and around the earth. That book explains every theory the scientists developed and---"
Yahiko, Sanosuke, Soujiro and Misao were all staring at him. Their faces saying 'what on earth is he talking about?' With this, Daigoro sweat dropped.
"Uhm… for short, it's all about Physics."
"And that Physics explains why you look young!" The braided-haired girl continued.
"Ara… I don't understand what you're saying Misao-san." Soujiro admitted as he lightly scratched his left cheek, his smile still present.
"Shall we leave you two alone here?" Sanosuke asked, feeling a little bit out of the place.
"Baka! You three should also know this!" Misao ordered and the five of them circled around the book with Soujiro facing Misao. The only girl in the room opened the book and begun searching for the page she was reading minutes ago.
"Here it is!" Misao moved closer to the book and after reading a few lines, she turned the book towards the boys' direction and the four looked at the grinning Misao before they gazed down to the article.
There were a few moments of silence and Misao, since she was grinning proudly with her eyes closed, thought that the lads were reading the chapter she presented them.
Misao was so sure they'll be amazed when they read that part of the book. Especially Okon and Omasu…
'Okon and Omasu…" Misao's emerald eyes shut open. 'They so wanna know Soujiro's secret… I can't wait to tell them this!!!'
"OI, Misao," Yahiko's voice cut off her thoughts. "What's light got to do with Soujiro?"
She opened her eyes and found four sets of eyes looking at her.
"What?" Misao couldn't believe this. "Don't you guys understand it?"
She glanced at each of them and received a quartet of 'no.'
Misao rolled her eyes.
"Look here guys." Misao ordered and moved near Soujiro. "Here's Soujiro, ok?"
Soujiro mouthed an 'ara' and the others nodded their heads.
Sanosuke scratched his head and watched Misao lamely. " So what's with smiling boy relationship to that 'lesson' you want us to read? I can't see any…"
Just as if a light bulb appeared on his head, Sanosuke was enlightened. "Oh, I see…"
"See?" Misao grinned at him.
"See what?" The other three asked. Now it was Sanosuke's turn to explain.
"Soujiro's speed is almost as fast as the speed of light."
"As fast as the speed of light?" Daigoro was struck with awe. He looked at the smiling boy then to the others and found out that Sanosuke wasn't lying about Soujiro's ability. "You mean, even faster than Kenshin-kun?"
"I maybe faster than Himura-san but he's a lot better than me." Soujiro widened his smile.
"But I still don't see the reason why Soujiro's speed affects his appearance." Sanosuke retorted back to the topic.
"Well, as you know, light is very fast, probably the fastest thing on space." Misao explained. "Due to Soujiro's Shukuchi, his technique, he is able to equalize his speed with that of the light. And as the findings of some scientists had discovered, when somebody goes as fast as the speed of light, it makes it possible for somebody to almost stop the time and thus, his growth and physical appearance are affected."
Daigoro, Sanosuke and Yahiko looked at the amazed Soujiro.
"Let's say," The Oni gang leader continued, "it's like this. Soujiro's time stops –well, let's say, it slows down - as he uses his Shukuchi while the others' time continues. That's why, while the others, which includes us, experience physical changes, he remains his young image and look younger than an ordinary teenager."
There was silence among the five for moments as they let Misao's explanation dawned upon their heads, especially on Soujiro.
"See?" Misao grinned.
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"Oh come on, Seta-kun!!"
Soujiro stepped out as the two ninjas took a step towards him.
Misao had just told the news to the people in the Kamiya dojo and the explanation gave Okon and Omasu found a solution to maintain their young looking image.
"But… I don't know how to teach Shukuchi…!" The young brunette tried to bail himself out of this mess but it was to no avail. How he wished Misao never discovered that. The fact that they knew the reason behind his being a good looking person just placed his life in the dangerous zone.
"Oh yes you do, Seta! You just don't want to!" Okon offended. She was not on the idea of giving up. If Shukuchi was the key for young looking, then they're going to stop at nothing just to learn that.
"Ara… You're misjudging me. Okon-san, Omasu-san…" A sweat drop trickled down on the back of Soujiro's head. He blamed himself for forgetting that Okon and Omasu were going to kill him.
"Now, now Seta Soujiro." Omasu said as she straightened herself up with a big grin on her face. "Let's have a deal for this."
"Right, right." Okon agreed.
"A… A deal?" There's got to be a trick behind this deal. And Soujiro was sure of it.
"Yeah, a deal." Omasu nodded her head and Okon repeated her movements.
"Hear this, Seta-kun." The long-haired ninja started. "If you're going to teach us Shukuchi, we're gonna set-up a date just for you and Misao-chan…"
If Soujiro was an ordinary lad, he would have blushed with that said. But since Soujiro was a lad who grew up with the life of an assassin, a question mark just popped above his head.
"Date…?" Soujiro questioned and the two nodded. "What's… a date?"
The young lad didn't understand why but he found the two falling drastically on the floor.
"BAKA!!" The two screamed at him.
"What do you mean by 'what's a date?' huh, Seta Soujiro?" Okon demanded for his answer hastily.
"Ara…" Soujiro blinked twice, innocently. "I was asking for the meaning of date..."
Omasu scratched her head and shook it. "Let's just forget about the deal, okay?! Just teach us how to use Shukuchi!!"
Omasu started chasing the poor Tenken as he begun running for his life. Okon followed them.
"I told you…! I---"
There was a loud bang that could be heard from the Kamiya dojo that was followed by two loud screams. Crashing of things and breaking of certain objects echoed in the town.
After a few more rounds of destructions in the Kamiya sound, silence filled the whole house.
Until…
WE TOLD YOU TO TEACH US SHUKUCHI AND NOT TO RUN AWAY WITH IT!!!!! SOUJIRO NO BAKA!!!!
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Aki: Well, that's the end of it!!! Hope you understood my weird explanation! It's sort of short but I hope you like it! I would really want to thank you guys, from the bottom of my heart!!! Nyways, before I end this, I answered your reviews!! If you have time, please read everything because there were other explanations present on some of those that I replied…
PraiseDivineMercyjmj102Alatril Carnesrfaerie007manok, Tenken – Thanks for having the time to read this fic and review it!!
kie-san – I just wanna answer your question why the Oni gang together with Soujiro was staying it the Kamiya dojo. It's because the yearly fest on their place is coming and they're gonna go to that fest on the sequel of this fic!! Hope you read that!
Sagara Akio – Haha…! Your review made me laugh!! If Souji was to live forever with a lady like Misao, he'd probably suffer for love… Hehe… The was a joke, okie? I say, 'Thank you very much!' to you Sagara-san!
Love In War – What's the Sou tortured for?? It's for the fun... Hehe… Although I'm feeling guilty for torturing the sweet guy… Hehe… Thanks a lot for reviewing!!! Domo arigato!
Charming Woman – You're right, I tortured Souji a lot on chapter 2!! And yeah, the characters were OOC!! Nyweiz, thanks a lot for reviewing!!
Deena Christian – I hope this and chapter 3 enlightened you… I know that my stories are weird because, if you wanna know, the authoress is also weird. Hehe… Thanks for taking the time to read my story!!
Rhythm 0f The Rain – Uhm… I hope you can control yourself when laughing sweat drop and next time you read something humorous, warn your brother first so that he would go miles away from you just to avoid your smacks… Hehe… Just joking…! Nyways, thanks a lot for not forcing me to update!!!
Mokona - Hehe… Your review was a rhyme…! Thanks a lot Mokona!! Where's Hikaru anyway?
Koukeisha – Am I well-known and talented writer? You surprised me when you said that in your review. I'm just inspired when writing this story ya know? Nyways, thanks!! And about your story, sorry if I hadn't reviewed the other chaps yet. I'm not yet finished reading all the chapters even though there was a very long time for me to do it. Really sorry… I'm not allowed to use the computer for more than two hours a week now… Hope you understand. Well, thanks again!!
Someone bored - Thanks!!!! Is my story really funny?? And about the SouMi part, I really planned on putting some scenes with only the two of them included since I'm a big fan of the couple!! I also have plans on making a sequel of Rurouni Kenshin wherein I'm gonna make Misao and Soujiro an official couple!!! Well, of course, that will only happen when I'm already an animator!! Hope you watch for that!! (I have a lots of high dreams… Don't mind me ,) And sorry if I always update late… Thanks again! Domo! I forgot to mention, I know that there were less explanation on chapter 2…! Sowee for that…
leehoa – There are two things I wanna tell you… First, sorry if I updated late… Didn't really do it on purpose… And another thing, thanks a lot!!!
Chikky-chan – Here's the last chap! Hope you like it!! Thanks for reading and for reviewing!!
XX22 – Am, yeah, I wrote this… I was just wondering why you were asking that… Nyhows, thanks a lot!
Seta Misao - Thank you for finding my story nice!!! Are you, in anyway, the daughter of Souji and Misao?? Hehe…
racoongirl– Another reader who thinks I'm evil…! Hehe… Anyway, thanks for reviewing!
i dunno... -Uh… blinks I dunno ( Hey, that's your name!) if you're confused or if you already understood my point because you're screaming… Anyway, it's more probable that you got the point of this story. Thanks for reading and a lot more thanks for reviewing!
Smiling Blue-Clad Warrior's Obsessor – Hehe… I'm not really that smart ya know… It just so happen that I'm so addicted with Soujiro when this topic was lessoned. Hehe… And yeah, the third chapter was the longest chap among the chaps I had made on all my stories! Thanks a lot, you read all my stories!! Aki's soo happy that her eyes are misting… sniffs Thanks again!
KRN-Chan – Well, first of all, I wanna say thank you for your offering to help…! I really appreciate that help that I felt my eyes misted when I read your last review (I'm too sappy and emotional you know…) And I wanna apologize if I didn't give any reply for that… Really sorry… Nyways, about those stories, I already read it and as you already know, I'm so sappy that I cried when I read 'Of Paper cranes and Promises.' But what really made me cry was the fic 'Behind a Smile.' I wasn't able to control my tears on that story!! Anyhow, I added 'Prisoner' now and its sequel is already on my community. Thanks again!
Genki Ninjagirl - This is the first time I'll reply to you!! You're so energetic and that explains why you're penname is Genki Ninjagirl! I really should thank you for reading and reviewing my stories so, thanks a lot!!! I agree with you, school is one of those dangerous murderers around that the cops can never capture. nods And about those stories you mentioned, I already read those and I believe that those stories rock! Well, see ya!!
Cathy Mark – Uh…Yeah… you got the point. Soujiro looks young because he's as fast as the speed of light… Many of you guys think I'm evil… sniffs Well, as far as I believe, , all writers are evil.Hehe… Nyways, thanks a lot!
MSN-Chan – MiSao-chaN!!! Thanks a lot!!! sniffs I'm really glad you appreciate my hard work…! Thanks!! And I understand why you find this story weird… Hehe… Thanks again!! You're one of those readers that are familiar with me!! Domo!
Leona Westley – Thanks a lot Westley-san!! Thanks to Physics this idea struck me and due to this story, I started loving the subject and you know, I find Physics so interesting! Phoe-chan's story? I think I have read some and if I still haven't I will read her fics! Thanks for the review, advice and greeting!!! Hope you read my other stories!!
Nameless Person "???" – Ahm, about your suggestion on the next chapter, bring a topic like 'Why Misao fits with Sou so well or why Misao is so violent with all the person even in their first meeting while Sou is so polite and sweet with everyone he meets, or something like that, I think I'll think about it… And, thanks for noticing that Soujiro called Misao 'Misao-kun.' Hehe… But, actually, I think the suffix –kun is not only used for males since I has seen not only Japanese anime but also Japanese shows wherein there were female characters (and I'm sure they're female) whose names were suffixed with –kun. And the same goes for male characters, only this time, -san is added on their names. (Like Himura-san) , Nyways, that's what I know… And please correct me if that's wrong… And Misao and Soujiro don't call each other Sou-chan or Misao-chan here in my stories. Misao could probably call Soujiro with some nickname that will end with –chan but I think with Souji's character, he wouldn't call Misao with a name that has the suffix –chan even if they're so close… (I am so talkative… Hope you don't mind that…) By the way, thanks for reviewing!!! Thanks a lot!!!
Money-sama – I really should thank you a lot for reviewing every chapter of this story and my other stories as well!! And about your request of me writing an Ao-Mi-Sou, I'm thinking of another story with the love triangle of those three. Anyway, For Real is gonna have that love triangle. Pyease wait for it… puppy eyes Thanks a lot!!
Mysterious Samurai – Me? A genius? Nah. If I were a genius, I'd invent a machine that can make anime' characters real and Sou-chan will be one of those characters! Hehe… And about your question on the second chapter, yah, Sou's torture happen everyday… poor lad… Hehe! Thanks a lot Samurai-san!! And thanks for the greeting too!
Smiling Rose – Thank you!!! , Yay!! Another SouMi fan!!
Hikaru Matsuyama – Nearly pass out from reading much stories?? Guess what, I passed out five times because of so much exposure to the computer. That's why I hadn't updated for a while. Hehe… Thanks a lot for reading my story! And I hope I had explained it well…
SacredGoggles – I know the fact that it was only 1969 when somebody first landed on the moon. But that wasn't the first space shuttle that had ever gone into space. As far as I know there were other space shuttles that went into space years before 1969 but those space shuttles weren't successful on their mission to land on the moon because of their speed – not that the ships' speeds were far from the speed of light. Nyways, thanks for reviewing and dor finding my story funny!