PHASE TWO

Chapter seven

Title: and we move on

Author: Angee

Rating: I'm keeping it safe people..it's still M

The buzz around the High school was not who was being shoved into the girls locker room next, or what was in the green chicken for lunch, oh no, the buzz which had been going around for three months already was the fact that the most hottest couples did not compose of Aoshi with Megumi, or Kenshi and tomoe...oh no the hottest couples were indeed Aoshi and Misao known as the sexy pair, Kaoru and Kenshin dubbed the sweethearts and Sano and Megumi called the old married couple.

It wasn't odd for anyone to find Kenshin and Kaoru kissing or holding hands, or Megumi and Sano yelling at each other then making out full force. The only ones that people rarely saw giving any sort of affectionate display were aoshi and misao. Not that they were not hot and heavy. It just that it was hard to find them doing anything. Many guys thought that it was all a rumor about Misao dating the king of the school so they would approach her, only to find themselves in front of a very quiet aoshi whom would appear at the right time, or wrong time in the guy's case.

Aoshi was known to be the quiet type and not one to show his emotions all the time. It was the same case with him and megumi, she practically had to force the kisses out of the man. Misao respected this. She had learned this and did not want to force him do anything. However she did not expect the little freak that he was.

Oh yes a freak indeed. If they were walking down the hallways of the school Aoshi would always lead her down one that was less crowded and when they were the only ones left he would take her hand and quickly try to find an empty classroom. The first time this occurred she was puzzled, but that was soon pushed aside the minute he had her pressed against the classroom door ravishing her lips with his. Oh that was a day to remember. It was the most incredible sex in her young life, not that she knew any other lover.

It continued like this. He would always find somewhere, someplace to be connected to her in both body and soul. Aoshi couldn't explain the deep feeling he had for this genki girl. It was getting harder when he went to sleep. He was plagued with her image right when she was reaching her climax. He would and could never tire of her.

Misao too felt this. She felt her heart would always grow and grow for him, neither focused on the future, always on the present, and this was the problem in their relationship.

Graduation for Aoshi was the most important part of his young life. His girlfriend misao was cheering him on and encouraging the senior to stand tall and proud. He had made it and now both looked forward to the summer.

Misao hopped like a small child trying to make her way through the mass of graduates that were congratulating each other. Her only purpose t find the tall quiet man she loved. When she scanned around she felt a tug at her elbow and then suddenly she was jerked to her left "ahh" she all but screamed. The people looked on as the petite girl was being hugged tightly.

"Miss me?" he all but said in the most sexy voice she loved

Misao grinned and looked up at him "oh more than you know"

He whispered in her ear "lets get out of here. I want us to be alone to celebrate this"

She kissed him deeply and both made their way towards a safe haven. Where they could surrender to one another.

A month later...

Sano was moping and no one could cheer him up. He made his way towards Misao's house and knocked. She opened the door for him and frowned at seeing him sad "what's wrong Sano?"

"She's leaving"

"What? Who?" she let him in and he walked in somberly

"Megumi. She's leaving for the city, she got accepted to NYU. She was jumping for joy and all I could do was congratulate her even though my heart wasn't in it" he sat down on the couch.

"Sano she's just going to the city" sano glared at her friend.

"Just the city? Do you know how many hot guys she's going to be around? What about me? Aren't you the least worried about Aoshi leaving as well?"

"He isn't leaving"

"That's not what megumi told me. He is leaving in two weeks"

"WHAT?" misao screeched. Since when was he leaving? They never talked about him leaving. She had understood that he was going to a community college for the first year to wait until she was promoted to senior level based on her grades and that way both would leave for college together.

Sano knew he had done something wrong by spilling the beans. If shinomori hadn't told Misao, then that meant...he gulped "I'm dead meat"

Misao stood "no. he's dead meat" she stormed out of the house.

Aoshi sat at his desk reading over his acceptance letter. Texas...he was moving to Texas and go to their best university. He never sent the application, but once clue was all he needed. His father had pulled some strings some how. It was obvious. He was to follow in his father's footsteps as well as those of his ancestors...Now the problem would be telling misao. It was easy to tell Megumi, they were still close friends...

He heard a door slam and then shut...his brother must have been running away from his sister this time. The brat always did something or another to annoy their sister. Oh but how wrong was he. His door was burst open and he almost jumped...almost.

There stood his girlfriend with the loveliest...strike that...the scariest faces he has ever seen her with. He quickly stood and shoved the letter into his pocket which alerted misao to it. She saw the letter and guessed it was the acceptance to the university he was leaving for.

She gasped...so it was true. Oh how she wanted to cry "you lied to me"

Aoshi took a step forward "I...I"

"I can't believe that you lied to me and confided in Megumi of all people. So I mean nothing is that it?"

Aoshi quickly reached her and pulled her in closing the door "That's not it misao...I had.."

She sat down on his bed "nothing Aoshi. Don't say anything else. I can't believe that you are going to leave and didn't even bother to tell me...me...your girlfriend"

He sighed and sat down "I'm sorry. I just got the letter a week ago and I was...I didn't know how to tell you. Megumi understood what I was going through since she's going through the same thing with sagara..." at mentioning sagara Aoshi fisted his hands "he told you didn't he"

"He thought I knew. Aoshi the point is that you should have told me. What am I going to do now? I don't want you to leave, but I can't force you"

Aoshi brought her into his arms and kissed her deeply. He had forgotten that she was so understanding. More so than Megumi. Misao moaned and wrapped her arms around his neck. She pulled away "I don't want you to go...I..." he put his finger to her lips.

"I'm leaving for texas in two weeks. But I will visit during the breaks and I want you to come down there as well. Misao I don't want to leave you either, but I have to do this"

She nodded and they laid on his bed "I will visit you I promise" Aoshi moved over her and laid on top of her kissing her deeply. His hands traveled inside her shirt and cupped one of her breasts. She moaned in the kiss and wrapped her legs around his hips.

Aoshi couldn't get enough of her and with the news of him leaving...it only made him want her more as if trying to burn the feel of her in his mind for a long time. Until they could see each other again.

She pulled away breathlessly "your parents are here...and your siblings" he kissed her neck and kneaded the breast a little harder, flicking the nipple with his fingers.

"I don't care" he said huskily "and if we are quiet they wont know"

Misao giggled "you are too much"

"No misao...you are just so addictive my little one. I need you can't you feel it" of course she could feel it. It was poking her and god was it poking her where she most needed him to be in.

Before she could process any coherent thoughts he had already taken her shirt off leaving her in her bra and was tugging at her pants. She helped him ease the pants down her legs and then helped him ease his. His boxers also went down with the pants so there was nothing in their way.

He pushed into her and she bit her lips to keep from moaning or voicing how complete she was. They needed this...they would need this for as long as they could before he left. But this was also a submission to love a promise to one another.

Misao stir her straw in her soda as she and the girls were all hanging out at the mall. Not that she was a fan of the accursed place but Kaoru and Megumi couldn't hear her pleads of letting her sleep in. She wasn't feeling well to begin with and they were dragging her from store to store. Kaoru snapped her fingers "are you listening?"

"Nope"

"Arr misao. You've become so distant lately, what's wrong?"

Misao kept stirring "he leaves tomorrow Kaoru and I'm here with you when I want to be with him"

Megumi smiled "I called rooster head and told him to drag the guys here to meet us" misao looked up

"Really?"

"Yes. They should be coming in a few minutes. Lets order something"

They got their foods and began to eat. Again misao kept stirring her straw. She was in a slight depression. He was leaving for texas and she was going to miss him. Even if they were going to see each other during Halloween, then thanks giving and later Christmas. But that wouldn't be enough. She..dare she say...fell in love with him really in love.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"I'm not hungry Kaoru"

"You haven't been eating lately misao. You have to snap out of your depression"

Megumi sighed and watched as her boyfriend and friends walked into the restaurant. She waved at them to come join in. Misao was startled when she felt an arm wrap around her waist. She looked up at Aoshi and smiled. He leaned down and pecked her while stealing a fry from her plate. She smacked his hand "even if you kiss me senseless I can tell when you are stealing my food" he chuckled and the others joined laughing at the couple who rarely show any display of love.

Aoshi pouted or tempted to pout ending in the rest of them laughing their assess off since it was rare to see him try and charm his way "you weren't eating them I can't let food go to waste"

She pocked him "yeah, yeah. No one steals my food and gets away with it"

"And what is my punishment?"

she whispered in his ear "would you like to find out later?"

The others rolled their eyes and engaged in conversation oblivious to the foreplay going under the table with both Misao and Aoshi. His hand was inside her pants and she was trying so hard to make him stop. She glared at him and he smirked kissing her neck.

"Nock it off you two. Come on we have more things to do" they all stood and walked hand in hand with their respective couple.

Misao was sad and she didn't want to hide that fact. Aoshi pulled her into his side and let his hand rest at the small of her back "It will only be a temporary separation not the end of the world misao"

she wished it was just that. But he was a very attractive guy and girls would soon seek him. He was also going to be playing football with the university team and that meant more girls. How can she rest easy knowing that he was going to be at least 300,000 miles away or something of the sort.

"Sure temporary" she uttered under her breath.

So he left. It wasn't an emotional goodbye or an overly shown drama. They promised each other to visit and she sure was going to visit. He had left early due to the fact that he needed to get his dorm and get to know the area. She still had three weeks to go before school started again. This time she was a senior having been skipped due to her grades and some examinations taken during summer.

The first week she spent it with her friends hanging out. The second week she didn't want to eat, didn't want to sleep and didn't want to see anyone. It was pathetic. Sure her parents tried to reason with the girl but she was so stubborn.

The third week..enough was enough.

Kaoru stormed into her room with the rest of the friends and all of them pulled Misao out of her bed and shoved her into her bathroom. All of them telling her to hurry up. They were planning something Misao knew it, but what was it? Oh they were going to pay dearly she vowed.

Once dressed she was pushed down the stairs and then out of the house. Her parents sighed and wished them luck for they knew what they were going to do to their child. Misao was going to get the surprise of her life.

They drove in Kenshin's car and misao was asking questions non stop. Where were they taking her? What were they thinking? Are you all insane? Why are we heading towards the airport?

They all had tuned her out of course. Misao was yelling on deaf ears. Not that it would have changed the fact that her so called friends were planning on reuniting her with Aoshi before school started.

They all reached the airport and dragged misao to the gate "what is the meaning of this?"

Kaoru smiled "we are going to visit Aoshi"

The world spined for misao and then darkness over took her. The next thing she remember was opening her eyes and seeing her friends smiling at her as they adjusted her seat belt "time to fly"

"WHAT?" everyone on the plane looked towards the group of kids that were being noisy.

"Calm down misao, we are going for three days that's all. And your parents don't mind. They think you need to see him just so you could smile more often"

"But I look like a bum. I don't want my aoshi to see me like this...why are you all so cruel?"

Again they ignored her. It wouldn't solve anything now. So for the rest of the flight she grumbled and cursed them while they enjoyed the meal and the movie. Where did they get off in kidnaping her and bringing her to texas...not that she wasn't jumping for joy at the thought of seeing her aoshi again.

With a new task at hand each of them began to ask around for Aoshi and where directed towards the southend dorms where the freshmen stayed. They walked in that direction and misao was becoming more excited. The others laughed at her happy attitude and were glad that she seemed like the old misao. "I can't wait to see him and kiss him"

"We know we know" they chanted

"And to hold him"

"Yes"

"And to tell him how much I miss him"

"Misao we get it"

"And to give him these nice cookies I bought him...I should have gotten something else"

Kaoru rolled her eyes and clamped a hand over misao's mouth "drop it we know"

Misao licked Kaoru's hand and the girl let go of her "eww misao"

She stuck her tongue out at her "serves you right...and I'm only happy that I get to see him" they resumed walking.

"Hurry up you two...we are on the floor that he is supposed to be in" Kenshin directed them towards the direction of his room...

"Do you think he is going to be happy?"

"Damn it Weasel girl. I bet he will be as happy as you" Misao began to skip holding the cookies to her chest.

She hummed then smiled "I will give him the best surprise ever...he will be so..." she stopped talking as her head whipped to the left looking through a hallway. Her eyes widened and the cookies fell on the floor. The others stopped and looked back to see Misao standing there.

"Hey what is it?" megumi asked as she walked up to the girl who was all smiles a minute ago. Misao lifted a shaky hand and pointed in the direction of the hallway and megumi turned to see and she gasped.

The others were puzzled and walked up to them "what is it Fox?"

She fisted her hands "That bitch...and Aoshi" the others looked on as Aoshi was against a wall and there was a woman whom was kissing him. He didn't seem to be participating in it, but he wasn't pushing her away either.

Misao took a few steps back and bumped into Sano who looked down into her teary eyes. No one hurt his friends, no one. He felt his anger rising and felt his feet leading him in the direction of the hallway. Before the others could stop him he had yanked the girl away from Aoshi and had him by his shirt collar.

"you son of a bitch"

Aoshi was startled. What was Sagara doing here? What did this mean? "Sagara?"

"No the sugar fairy. You bastard. Misao was pining over you for three weeks and here you are making out with this slut"

"Release me Sagara"

sano did not heed to Aoshi's words and both men began to shove each other "no. how dare you?"

Aoshi pushed sagara trying to get him off "I said release me"

Kenshin left the girls who were trying to comfort misao. He stepped between them and forced each to step away "fighting will solve nothing"

The girl walked up to them "Aoshi honey what's going on?"

He glared at the girl. This girl never gave up and thanks to her Sagara and Kenshin were witness to his moment of weakness. Not being able to be with misao he had allowed this girl to kiss him.

"MISAO" the girls shouted as Misao fainted into their arms. This made the men looked back at the girls and Aoshi's eyes widened so much. She had been there? She had come with them. His feet ran as fast as they could and soon he was crouching next to the girls.

He attempted to get Misao into his arms but neither girl would let him "Leave her alone...you've caused this"

Aoshi ignored Kaoru and pulled misao into his arms and carried her into his room. He placed her on his bed "Misao wake up. Misao"

she stirred a little and then her eyes fluttered opened "what happened?"

Megumi and Kaoru wanted to tell her but Aoshi beat them to it "you fainted. Are you alright Misao?" she knew that voice and once she heard the voice she remembered what she saw.

She glared at Aoshi a cold and distant look in her eyes. He felt as though he had been stabbed, he reached a hand out to her but she quickly moved and then got off the bed "Misao"

"Shut up. I don't want to hear it. I don't want your fucking excuses" he stood up from the bed "I can't believe that all this time all this time I wasted it thinking about you, pining over you. I can't believe that all this time you were with someone else. Why didn't you call and tell me to move on. It wold have been much easier"

He didn't call because he wasn't going to lose her, he wasn't going to end their relationship. That girl was just "she means nothing"

Misao turned away from him "I mean nothing. I hate you Shinomori...I hate you more than words can say" she walked away from him and towards the girls "have a nice life"

He couldn't let her go. Not without her hearing the truth,...it was nothing "Misao it was nothing. I...please let me explain"

she shook her head "no. it's okay it would have happened sooner or later. You and I are in different phases of our lives. I was being foolish thinking that this would work. But it doesn't change the fact that you hurt me" she ran out of the room with the others behind her..calling out to her, trying to comfort her.

She had ran back to the car and the others finally reached her. Aoshi tried desperately to talk to her only ending in a shouting match. The other students watched as the couple argued and Misao tried to pull away. He didn't want to lose her, not when he was so in love with her. It was just a kiss nothing meaningful...

It all ended with Misao slapping him and getting into the car. The others didn't say a word nor did they try to get them to talk. This was something that no one could get involved in. "Lets get out of her Kenshin"

Aoshi watched as she left, watched as his heart broke in pieces...why? Why was he so stupid? Why did this happen?...how was he going to move on? Sadly enough he couldn't go after her. He couldn't disappoint his parents...his Father. No, he would get her back soon as soon as the first break came. He would seek her and explain it to her. Maybe a time off will make her calm down and see things clearly.

With new found hope he let her go. Because he would see her soon and would explain everything. She would be with him...on he only hoped.

Misao's father didn't understand what came over him. Never in his life had he ever slapped any of his girls, yet here he was holding his shaky hand close to his heart as the fact that he had just slapped his little Misao. She had big eyes teary and glassy. Her father had slapped her.

Her mouth gaped and her body trembling. Her mother shook her head and tried so desperately to stop the fight, but in the end she knew why her husband did what he did. He turned around from Misao and both Kaoru and Sano ran to misao embracing her "I'm sorry Daddy" she said trembling.

He did not turn back to her, he did not want to see into her eyes and finally break down. He couldn't believe that he had let this happen, what kind of a father was he? Then again he had trusted her...he had thought she was better than this. She was supposed to be smarter than that and than her sister Omasu...oh why his little girl. Misao sobbed and the others didn't say a word.

"I'm disappointed in you Misao. I've come to a decision"

She looked up at her father's back waiting for his decision. Her mother place a hand on his shoulder "you are to abort that child Misao. You are too young to be a mother and you and this boy are not even together. As much as it pains me I don't want your future ruined by this"

Misao gasped and shook her head "No" she whispered. Her father turned around

"What did you say?"

She stood straight and made Sano and kaoru move back, this was her fight "I said no. I will not abort my baby. You can do all you want, but I'm keeping this child. It's mine and my body. You can't force me"

As much as it pained him he had to do this "if you are going to keep that child, you are no longer welcomed here. Misao I had high expectations for you. I was going to finally see one of my children go to a top university, but you can not do this with a child. You are sixteen misao, what on god's name are you going to do?"

"Have you forgotten father? I'm seventeen now and I can fend for myself. If I'm no longer welcomed in this house, then fine. I'm leaving. I don't need you. I love you so much daddy, but I wont do what you want me to do. I WONT"

with that she stormed up to her room. Kaoru bowed her head and Sano glared at Mr. Makimachi. It wasn't her fault, not entirely "you should talk to the shinomori's they have a right to know"

He shook his head "they are wealthy people who wish for their son to have a successful life. There is no way that they will accept this as the truth. It pains me, but I can't allow this to happen"

Kaoru let a tear drop "you are going to lose the most important thing in your life sir. I hope that one day you wont regret this" she too ran up to the room.

"I'm not going to change my mind on this"

Misao had three luggage with her "this is it. Mom I'm sorry this had to happen"

Her mother cried "where will you go? You can't leave"

"It's okay mom. I'll be okay don't worry" she turned to her father "thank you dad, I know you wanted what was best for me...um...see you sometime I guess"

her father did not say a word. But he ached, he really did. His little misao was leaving. His hand almost reached out to her, but he stopped before he could take it any further "good bye" was his only reply.

She smiled and put a hand to her stomach "we both love you. Even if you don't understand my reasons for keeping my child, I still love you and so does he or she" she giggled "mom, dad take care"

Her mother stepped forward and hugged her "I love you both misao, you and my grandchild. Please be careful, and here" she placed an envelop in her hand "you'll find useful things inside my little girl. Keep in touch even if your father doesn't want to"

"Enough. Let the girl go" he turned around and walked into the house. Neither were aware of the tears that fell down his cheeks. He had so much hope for her, so much he wanted her to accomplish and being a mother at a young age and not to mention single, was one of those things.

Misao kept on smiling. In any case she would not let this keep her down. She would find some place to stay and she would strive to be the best. She already new where to head...she only hope that she would let her stay until she was settled.

A/N...okay So i'm really sorry for the delay...my mother was in the hospital and i couldn't do anything for a time being. i was really worried about her...now she has to be on bed rest for a month...a damn month and she's become a whinning baby...anyways here is phase two