A/N: damnit what kind of mess have i put myself in this time??? >

'AAAAHHHH DAMN THAT JIYA!!!!!!!! He kept me so late with his constant yapping it drives me insane!!!!! AND DAMN THESE HIGH HEELS TO HELL!!!!!!!!!!!'

Makimachi Misao clearly wasn't in a good mood. She was still trying to finish her braid while walking as fast as her high heeled shoes would let her. Amazingly fast, but to Misao, not fast enough.

Meanwhile on the other side of the street, one young man had similar thoughts running through his brain.

'Damn those drunkards. I hate my job. I really do. Who the hell came up with these costume decisions anyway?? Oh right. Hiiragizawa. Damn him. I hate this tie...Damn this tie to hell...'

Shinomori Aoshi clearly wasn't in a good mood. He was still fumbling with his tie while walking as fast as the tight dress shoes would let him. Very fast, but to Aoshi, not fast enough.

Aoshi happened to look up and see...in his definition, beauty. 'Sure, she isn't the kind of drop-dead gorgeous kind of girls that would make you stop and stare, but she has this...homely beauty that made you want to look again. Plus, those drop-dead gorgeous girls are either
a) slutty
b) ditzy
c) complete idiots
d) all of the above.
which REALLY sucks for us guys.'

He looked her over from head to toe. From her heart-shaped face adorned with jade orbs for eyes and framed with ebony black hair that reached her hip in a braid, down her slim figure and smirked, noting her discomfort in wearing high heels.

His eyes went back up to her face and found her beautiful pale green eyes looking back at him.

'Hmm....DAMN, that guy is FINE...' Misao thought, looking the tall dark stranger up and down. From his slim face with icy blue eyes, down his tux and to his feet. 'but damn I'm betting he's taken. They don't make guys like that anymore without a girl....' Misao looked at his left hand and tried to find a gold band on his ring finger but found nothing. 'SCORE!!!'

Aoshi finally decided to take the chance. He crossed the street quickly, catching up with her. He looked at her again, and knew he had fallen, and fallen hard, for she was even more beautiful up close.

Meanwhile Misao felt as if her ribcage was going to burst, her heart was beating so fast and hard.

'Damnit. Soon I'll be waking up and realizing this was all a dream....' Aoshi and Misao had the same thoughts running through their heads. 'I don't want to ever wake up...'

"Hi, I'm Makimachi Misao!" Misao started, flashing her mega-watt smile at him.

Even the ice-cold Shinomori Aoshi was smirking at her genki attitude.

"Shinomori Aoshi" was all he murmured.

"That's a nice name, Shinomori-san"

"Just call me Aoshi"

Misao's face flushed. He was a stranger yet he was already letting her call him by his FIRST NAME, no honorifics or anything!

Aoshi was smacking himself inside. She was a stranger and he was letting her call him by his first name!!!

'I need coffee...'

"In that case, call me Misao" she grinned, causing Aoshi's lip to twitch again.

They walked in silence for a few minutes, just enjoying each others' company and wondering whether or not to start a conversation.

"Not much of a conversationalist, are you, Aoshi."

"Sorry I haven't been much company" Aoshi said, embarassed.

"No, don't be, You're good company, just don't talk much, that's all."

Aoshi bowed his head down, still embarassed. "Gomen ne."

Misao grinned, but jumped when her watch started beeping.

"HOLY ****!!!!!!!!!!" she screeched, jumping at least a foot in the air, shocking Aoshi.

"I gotta run!!!!!" she yelled, running, even in high heels. Digging in her pocket, she fished out her business card and flung it at him. "Ring me up sometime!!!" she yelled, and ran as fast as she could to Penguin Park. What made her panic so much? It was 11:59, one minute before the assigned meeting time.

Aoshi blinked in shock, stared at the business card, and tucked it carefully into his pocket. Taking a look at his watch, he swore as well, and started running towards the park.

too lazy to write any more and I'm sure you'd all kill me if I didn't continue soon.