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I don't own the characters, just the story. I wish I own Aoshi though………..
This Is Me
Chapter 1: The Calm Before The storm
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Aoshi's POV
So this is Tokyo University. Not bad. It is not as big as Harvard but I like it here. The place makes me feel relaxed like how I feel each time I'm meditating and after a warm glass of my favorite drink. Wanna know what it is? It's green tea of course!!!
I can't find the words to describe how I feel right now. I don't even know the reason why I feel like this. Usually I'm too picky when it comes to a lot of things, even in universities. Honestly to tell you the truth I'm a bit hesitant to leave Harvard. Who wouldn't? It is not that easy to be accepted in that school. I know that it can be for me because of dad's connection, but I have never been brought up to think like that. I have always been independent since I was a child. I have never been a spoiled brat. I had always worked hard for all the things and recognitions that I have now. Maybe it's because I prefer to have things that I had worked for rather than those which are serve to me in a silver platter. So back to the school issue, I decided to finish my degree here because one, my father highly recommended it since it was his alma mater, two, it is not far from the Shinomori Mansion, and three I have a few friends here. Maybe deciding to transfer here is not a big mistake. Who knows?
Speaking of friends, I wonder how Kenshin will react after he saw me. We have been friends since we were in diapers. He is the son of Akagi Himura, my father's business associate. The last time I saw him was the day that I was leaving for America. That is exactly four years ago and now here I am in the land of the rising sun. According to him we are supposed to meet at the cafeteria around lunch time. I took a glance at my watch to check the time. So it is already 9:00, I still have three more hours to kill. Uhmm, nine o'clock, I know that I am supposed to be somewhere but I can't remember where.
Oh shit!!! I almost forgot that I have a class to attend to. I'm not yet late but I will soon be if I can't find the room. What room is it again? Oh yeah, it's Room 103 at the Yamaguchi Hall. The problem is I don't know where to find it. Come on Shinomori think of something fast. Maybe now's the time to find out if the people here is as nice as they seems to be.
"Excuse me, can you please tell me where I can find the Yamaguchi Hall?" I asked one girl that has been smiling at me since I've arrived.
"Of course, you walk straight ahead, turn to the right, then there it is. Oh by the way, I am Ayako Yamamoto and you are?", asked the blushing girl in front of me.
"Thanks. Pleased to meet you, I'm Aoshi Shinomori", I answered Ayako. As soon as I've told her my name her eyes grew as big as saucers. Maybe I shouldn't have told her. Great!!! Now I have to prepare myself for what's to come. Ok here it goes.
"Oh my gosh!!! Are you really Aoshi Shinomori? As in Aoshi Shinomori, the youngest most eligible bachelor of Japan!!! Oh this is so great. I can't wait to tell my friends about this. Who would have thought that I, Ayako, will meet the man of my dreams today right at this moment. Can we go out sometime Aoshi?", asked Ayako again while batting her eyelashes at me.
Whew. I thought she will never stop. It has always been a mystery to me how girls can talk non-stop. Take Ayako for example, I swear she had not paused through-out her whole tirade. I have to stop her now or else I might as well be absent to class, in order for me to do that I have to be the "Icicle" again. I gave her my most withering stare before heading towards class.
You see finding a girlfriend has never been my problem. Actually Ayako is pretty but she is not my type. When it comes to girls, I like to do the first move. More like me chasing them and not the other way around.
So here I am, Room 301. It's a good thing that sensei's not here yet. I don't want to give the wrong impression at my first day in school. As I enter the room, I'm kinda aware that all of them are staring at me. Guys are giving me that "let's see what you've got look" and all the girls are staring at me with hearts in their eyes. Then as if someone has signaled them, they all scream at the same time and flock around me. Ughh…. This is gonna be a long day…….
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Enishi's POV
It is a good thing that we are not late. Contrary to what Misao said about Takeshi sensei being boring, actually his lectures are great it is just in the way he delivers them. How can you listen to him attentively if he is speaking in an almost whispering manner? No wonder why guys usually flirts with Misao rather than listening to him. I would to if it you know we're not the best of friends but I wouldn't exchange our friendship for anything.
I can't help but be annoyed at all the guys that are giving her the "looks" as we are walking down the hall. Those "looks" ranges from everything. From the looks of I adore you Misao, to I like you, to the looks that asks her to date them, ughh.... Some were even brave enough to rake their eyes at her body hungrily. I glared at them, but do you think it will stop them? No. Not by a long shot. One of them even winked at me. It's a good thing that I am not her boyfriend or else that guy might have been dead by now.
Do you think my angel was bothered by their looks? No. It seems that while I'm seething from the inside my angel here is having the time of her life. She walks with her hips swinging in a seductive manner, heads high, and a flirtatious smile on her face. I know that look. She is in the mood where she is hunting for her next victim. I wonder if that guy knows how lucky or unlucky he is. Oh well, here we go again.
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Misao's POV
Now you know that I'm not kidding. Hah!!! Boys, boys, boys. They are all the same. Show them a little bit of cleavage here, a large display of legs there, and they throw all caution to the wind. One look at me and they are all thinking with their heads down there and not with their heads where you can find their brains. A lot of girls will be offended with the kind of looks some guys are giving me. Some girls like Kaoru but that friend of mine is your everyday little miss conservative since we were young, but not me. They can only stare at me for as long as they like but they can't have me. So before entering the room where a different set of guys will start drooling, I flashed my Monalisa smile one last time to those outside.
Whoa, am I here in the right room or what? I looked at Enishi silently asking him if this is our room and he just answered me with a single nod of his head. So that probably means yes. But I can't help but wonder why all the girls are huddled at one corner. Why indeed? Usually when I enter in class all the girls are in their seats scowling while almost all guys except Nishi are staring at me with drool coming out of their mouths. Now those guys are still staring but the girls are kinda acting in a different manner.
"Hey Toya, what is happening with them?",I asked my cute classmate who is busily staring at my legs.
"Oh they are going crazy with our new classmate. If you are going to ask me I can't see the reason why they…..
"Thanks Toya", I stopped him before he can utter another word. That guy is so vain that he will probably talk about how he is much better than that newbie. I should know I used to date him before. We didn't last though, too cocky for my taste.
Whoever he is, maybe he is pretty hot considering he was able to capture all the girls' attention. Maybe it is the time for me to save him. He will be the next.
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Kenshin's POV
I wonder what's happening with Aoshi. It has been a long time since I last saw him. I hope he had changed his womanizing habit. I can't blame him though. He has everything and he knows it.
I used to be like him before. Girls come and girls go. I have no permanent girlfriend. Heck!!! I can't even remember the name of my last girlfriend. Was it Mikko, or was it Sakura? I don't know. When you are guy and a young one at that, there is this law among us that says that when it comes to girls it is collect and collect and then select. I abide by that rule but Aoshi is a different case. You see he did collect his share of girls but the problem is he doesn't know which one to let go. Oh well maybe it is really hard to actually choose considering the fact that they were composed of models, actresses, beauty queens, and the likes but it is kinda tiring.
Those flings will pale in comparison if you meet someone worth having for. I should know. I'm in a relationship right now. She has changed me into a man that I know my Mom can be proud. Gone are days when I used to flirt with every cute girl that is within 2 ft of my vicinity. Gone are the nights when Sano and I went to clubs to have one night stands. I'm not complaining, in fact I haven't felt this good about myself. It is just that I don't know how to carry myself when I am around her.
We have been in this relationship for a couple of years and I want to take it in a deeper level. To put it more bluntly I want to be more intimate with her. Don't get me wrong. I love her with or without having sex but I'm not that good with words. She is so beautiful that it hurts so much to look at her. If you are guy, you will definitely understand what I'm talking about. What kind of pain I was referring to. Actually it means two things, go figure that out. I would like to correct what I have said a while ago. If ever I got the courage to take the next step, I will refer to it as making love and not having sex.
"Kenshin, what time are we suppose to meet Aoshi?", asked Kaoru, my girlfriend. Yah, she is the one I'm telling you about.
"Around lunch time Kauro-dono", I answered her politely. Shucks!!! Way to go Himura. If Aoshi and Sano have heard me, they will definitely laugh their heads off. Here I go again, calling her Kaoru-dono. It is not that it bothers her or something. Actually it is fine with her, she doesn't even complain about it. See how sweet and nice she is. I can definitely see myself married to her in the future. Who wouldn't?
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Kaoru's POV
I'm excited to meet Aoshi. Kenshin has told me a lot of great things about him. I can't wait to introduce him to Misao. I just wish he will change her perception about guys. She is like a sister to me. We are both an only child, maybe that's the reason why we are this close with each other. I know her relationships or her manner of clothing is none of my business but I can't help it.
I believe in Karma. That's the reason why I want her to stop playing with guys' feelings just like that. She entices them and drops them like a hot potato in what? Three days? A week? What if someone obsesses over her? What if someone decides to kidnap her? What if someone rapes her? There are a lot of possibilities going through my head, each of them more horrible than the last.
How can guys take her seriously if she will continue wearing those skimpy outfits of hers? I refer to them as outfits not clothes period!!! I wonder why Aunt Okon, Aunt Omasu, and Jiya allowed her to go out of the house dressed like that. Well how stupid of me to forgot that her aunts are very liberated and Jiya is a perverted old man.
Sometimes I wish that I can act like her once in a while. I envy her because she is so uninhibited when it comes to a lot of things. She says what is on her mind without thinking about other peoples' reaction. I'm not like that. I find it really hard to voice out my thoughts.
Take that stupid Kaoru-dono for example. I don't know why Kenshin referred to me that way. He calls Misao and Megumi by their names. Why does he have to say my name with dono in the end? Why didn't he have a certain endearment for me? Sano calls Megumi babe. Why am I stuck with Kaoru-dono? I would like to give him a piece of my mind but I can't. I don't know how. Maybe it's because he is my first boyfriend. I also wonder why he doesn't kiss me, as in really kiss me. Well he kisses me in my forehead. Sometimes he kisses me in my hands and even on my cheeks but never on my lips.
Is there something wrong with me? Do I have a bad breath or something? I saw the way Sano kissed Megumi and it looks like it feels good. I want to be kissed like that, like I am the most desirable woman here on Earth. Late at night, I cried myself to sleep. I know that there is something wrong with our relationship and it scares the hell out of me. I can't imagine myself without him by my side. I just can't. Maybe a little change won't do any harm? Maybe I have to change a little bit. What do you think? Maybe I should ask for the girls' advice…….
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Aoshi's POV
Arghhh…. Am I really that bad? What have I done to deserve this kind of torture? I have done everything in my power to drive them away. I gave them my famous "Icicle Glare", then that cold treatment, and then my withering gaze, but as of now nothing happen? Am I loosing my touch?
"Girls, can you please leave the poor guy alone?",asked one girl who has this very alluring voice behind them.
Who is she and why am I having this unusual reaction to her voice. I turned at the direction where her voice is coming from. I think that she was telling them how rude it is to treat me like that. I can't hear clearly due to the noise some girls are making. I wouldn't mind being saved by someone with that kind of voice.
Finally in the same way wherein Moses parted the Red Sea, the girls make way for the "voice" as she comes towards me…..
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Misao's POV
As I walk towards them, I can't remember the last time or the only time that I have heard a lot of kawaiis and kireis directed to a male before. Those words are used to describe girls like me. Who is this guy? Is he really that goodlooking? My curiosity is killing me. Maybe I should take action now. Sorry girls, he is mine now.
"Girls,can you please leave the poor guy alone?", I asked them in a nice way. Secretly telling them that they really don't have a choice and they don't have a chance with him now especially with me in the picture. A lot of girls muttered things to themselves but they still make a way for me. Good! Now I can finally meet him…….
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TBC…………
A/N
Sorry I know that's a cliffhanger but I wish that will motivate you to review so that I can work on the next chapter as soon as I can. I would like to express my gratitude to the following people:
Misao-chan: Do you know that you are my first reviewer? I think your English is fine. Thanks for thinking that this fic is cool. Muchos Gracias (^__^)!!!
Desi-chan: Thank you. Your words means a lot to me especially since this is my first fic.
Tiian: You're right it's kinda tiring to read. Actually it was not supposed to come out that way. Thank you for reviewing. I like your stories. When are you coming up with new chapters?
Nikki-chan: I'm not telling anything but you will be surprise. Who do you think looks better with Misao? Thanks, here's the next chapter you are asking for.
Len: I was reading the prologue earlier and you were right, there were a lot of mistakes and wrong spellings. Sorry about that. First time jitters I guess. I'm not telling who is gonna end up with who but one thing I'm sure is that Aoshi is not gonna end up with Enishi. (^,^)
Amy: Thank you so very much. … I will continue writing for as long as people like you likes my story. I aim to please all of you…. Ja!
The next chapter will come up depending on the number of reviews that I will receive. Please let us help each other. I will give you a story that you will learn to love and you can give me reviews that will make my work easier and something that will boost my morale. Constructive criticisms are welcome. Till the next chappie……..