AC: Hey guys arigatou for the reviews! This chapter is dedicated to one of my good friends; OspreyAnimeG who is also registered to This is for you!XD
i don't own rk
Warnings: Well its sort of a fantasy thing in this chapter with Aoshi and Misao.
"Should I ask him?"Misao asked herself sitting on her bed looking at the telephone. She was thinking about calling Aoshi and asking him to the Winter Fesitval that took place in the middle of Tokyo every October. Winter Festival was in October because when the days got chillier.
Finally getting the guts to do so she picked up the phone and dialed his number from the phone book. The phone rang twice until someone answered.
"Hello?"asked the person on the other line. Misao could tell it was Aoshi's voice. Misao took a deep breath.
"Hi Aoshi-san,...its Misao"Misao said slowly. She took another deep breath.
"Hello Misao-san, is there something you want?"he asked a little startled not expecting for her to call. Misao paused for a moment,"Hello?"
"Yes, there is something I wanted to ask you. I was wondering if you would like to join me to the Winter Festival tomorrow at noon?"Misao crossed her fingers while waiting for an answer. There was silence between the two for a few seconds.
"Okay that sounds fine"Aoshi said. Misao's eyes widened she wanted to scream for joy.
"O-okay i-i'll see you tomorrow at noon at the ticket booth then"Misao said. Her lips were trembling.
"Good-bye Misao-san"Aoshi said hanging up the phone. Misao hung the phone up and pressed her pillow against her face. She screamed very loudly.
She parted the pillow from her red face and layed back on her bed. She quickly called Kaoru and told her the news.
When Misao finished talking with Kaoru she realized during their conversation that she didn't sound happy she sort of sounded...frightened.
Sunday came around and Misao waited for Aoshi at the ticketbooth just like she said. She wore jean pants with a black long sleeved shirt with a red outline of a flower near the bottom. Her hair was in a braid.
She checked her watch and noticed it was 12:04 pm. He was supposed to meet her at noon. Misao looked left and right, but didn't see him. As she waited a few more minutes she noticed Aoshi in his car parking it across the street.
Aoshi arose from his car and walked over to Misao. He wore baggy jeans with a long sleeved green shirt with a small yellow star printed on his left sleeve near the cuff.
"Thought you wouldn't make it"Misao smiled.
"Traffic..."he said sternly. Misao's smile slighty faded.
They purchased their tickets and walked past the gate. A sign that said 'Winter Festival' in blue letters was hanging above them.
They noticed that it was crowded, it was crawling with people in every direction. Misao looked at her feet and noticed that white cotton covered the festival's ground as to look like snow.
Aoshi peered around his surroundings and saw stands of food andgames, some were art stands to show their creativity. There were tents too that were probably for entertainment. and The only ride they had was a horse and a coacher that had a small cart for people to ride in. There was also an area where you could pet animals.
"What shall we do first Aoshi-san?"Misao said sweetly. Aoshi shrugged his shoulders. Misao sighed sadly. She wanted Aoshi to have fun.
"How about we look at some games?"Misao asked. Aoshi nodded his head and walked with Misao.
"Hey there! You look like a strapping young fellow! Test your strength and see if you can hit the bell to the top! No one has ever done so!"said one man handing Aoshi a hammer. Aoshi just looked at the man.
"Go on Aoshi-san!"Misao said cheerfully. She stepped back a few steps and watched Aoshi.
Aoshi gripped the hammer and hit the target. The bell flew to the top and made a loud 'BING!' The man dropped his mouth and just handed Aoshi the prize. A small stuffed reindeer. Aoshi widened his eyes at his 'prize'. He faced Misao and handed it to her.
"Here"he said. Misao took the reindeer from his hands gently.
"Thanks Aoshi-san"she said. She nearly blushed.
Hours flew by and Misao and Aoshi had done every game stand in the festival. They had put all their stuffed animals in Aoshi's car and went back to the festival. Misao was having the time of her life, but she wasn't so sure for Aoshi,"Are you having fun Aoshi-san?"Misao asked.
"Yes. Thank you for taking me here Misao"Aoshi said. Misao blushed. She noticed he didn't use 'san'.
As night came, Misao looked at a small flyer that was on the ground she picked it up and read it. It read:
Winter Wonder Land Extravaganza at 7:30 tonight at Winter Festival!
Don't miss seeing snow fall!
"Aoshi-san! Would you like to see the snow?"Misao said after reading the flyer aloud to Aoshi.
"You know its just going to be little bubbles coming from the top of the stands, Misao-san. Do you really want to see that?"Aoshi said. Misao shrugged her shoulders.
"Just have fun! Pretend its snow! C'mon, wheres your imagination?"she asked giddy. Aoshi just looked at her and agreed to go with her.
Misao looked at her clock and noticed that the 'snow' would fall down in four minutes. Misao and Aoshi were in the middle of the Festival along with the rest of the crowd waiting for the 'snow.'
"Aoshi-san, are you excited?"Misao asked. Aoshi sighed slightly.
"Yeah, I guess"he said slumply. He really wasn't excited about seeing little bubbles float everywhere.
As Misao's clock hit 7:30 she saw party favors fly from above the tall tent near the crowd. Everyone cheered and clapped as they saw party favors fall down. Suddenly, from the top of the tent the 'snow' started to fall and much of it to. You could barely see anything as little cut out snowflakes fell.
The crowd acted like it was New Years Eve but without the hats and wine. Some kids danced around playing with the 'snow' as some other couples kissed. Misao held Aoshi's arm gently and enjoyed seeing the 'snow' fall down. When she noticed Aoshi looking at her she blushed beet red. It looked like he was leaning towards her.
Suddenly Aoshi's lips met Misao's. Misao felt like it was a dream and didn't want to wake up.
They parted their small kiss and just looked into eachothers eyes. Suddenly Misao felt a small snowflake land on her nose. But it wasn't the fake one. The tiny snowflake slowly melted on her nose. Misao's eyes widened and noticed real snow fall from the sky.
"Aoshi...look"Misao said looking at the snow. She couldn't believe her eyes. She soon noticed that the fake snow had stopped and real snow came down now. Everyone around Aoshi and Misao noticed the snow and could see that their eyes widened.
Misao soon noticed Aoshi putting his arms around Misao's waist. She faced Aoshi and noticed a small smile on his face. He leaned forward to Misao again and kissed her as small specks of fresh snow fell to the ground.
"Kenshin is Shishio really going to kill Kaoru?"Yahiko asked. Kaoru still felt frightened of the threat from Shishio. Kaoru had told Yahiko the next day of the threat. Kenshin sighed upsettingly.
"I don't know Yahiko..."Kenshin said. Kaoru was in her room taking a nap. Soon she walked into the living room and noticed Kenshin come up to her,"Did you rest well Kaoru?" She nodded slowly.
"Yes..."she said softly. Kenshin saw that she didn't look well. Her skin was pale,"Kenshin, I'd like to go and get some fresh air. I haven't been out lately"Kaoru said. Kenshin refused.
"No its too dangerous"Kenshin said sternly. Kaoru shook her head.
"Just for a few minutes. I'll be right outside the complex"Kaoru said. Kenshin just looked at her. She was right. She needed to get out of the apartment anyway.
"Alright Kaoru, but I'm coming with you"Kenshin said. He had a bad feeling about this.
The two walked outside, Kaoru enjoyed the cool breeze that past by her. She was dressed into jean pants with a light blue jacket on, the cuffs covered half of Kaoru's hands. Her hair was loose since she wasn't planning on going anywhere.
Suddenly a car came by with the passengerwindow open. Kenshin and Kaoru noticed a gun sticking out. Kenshin pulled Kaoru to the ground as bullets were shot towards them.
Kenshin protected Kaoru by covering her, as the shots stopped he saw Shishio and two of his men come out of the car. The two men pulled Kaoru from under Kenshin. Kenshin got up quickly and ran to the men to attack them, but he was cut from a punch in the stomach from Shishio.
Kenshin landed on the ground, his arms grabbing his stomach in pain.
"Kenshin!"Kaoru yelled as the two men pushed Kaoru into the car. Kenshin tried to get up, but he was kicked in the side from Shishio.
"K-Kaoru..."Kenshin said weakly. Shishio chuckled.
"Want to save your woman Himura? Then here"Shishio dropped a small note that landed on the ground next to Kenshin, who was struggling to get up.
"Boss! We've got the braud in the car!"called out one of Shishio's men. Shishio ran to the car as Kaoru yelled Kenshin's name. Shishio closed the car door and drove away.
AC: Hey guys! Im done finally! well arigatou ospreyanimeg for the idea of the whole festival thing! yay! well im done with the a/m pairing, but they still will be in the story though they'll just be no more scenes about them since it was an a/m pairing. well for the y/t pairing and s/m pairing...im still workin' on that! XD! on with chapter 21! yays!
