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I've never been this happy, that I had nothing to ask for, that I could just die any moment now...not since Midori came back. I always thought that something was missing. I was just too stubborn to look at the one who has been beside me all through these years... the only person who has witnessed me cry when I hated my parents so much for being unfair to me, the only one whose shoulders are only mine to cry on, the only one who could get drunk with me and talk of the world, and most importantly, the only friend that helped me grow... Thank you very much for being the biggest part of my life.
Chapter 2: Just Disturbed
The warmth of the sun has reached the Earth, awaking its inhabitants from slumber. Birds sang to thank the sun for giving life, flowers praised the sun for their beauty, and trees unfolded its leaves to receive the light that the sun was giving... everyone was happy to wake up! Well, except for...
"No not yet...I still have to..." Misao seriously wished for the sun to go away and we all know why. She grabbed her pillow and quickly placed it on her head. Then she fumbled around for her blanket to use its coldness to shield her from the sun's wrath. There...
"GET UP, MISAO-CHAN!!!!" A loud baby-like voice said.
Oh no... not you too? Misao tossed and turned. Jeez...it's always like this! She took off the pillow from her head and responded to the seemingly annoyed voice.
"Be a good twin sister and come back after five minutes, will 'yah? I'm having a really good dream!" Misao tried going back to sleep.
A few seconds later...
"AHA! Another AOSHI dream, ne? Ahihihihihi!" Oh great, she's gonna attack me any minute now... Misao's twin sister Midori suddenly barged into the baby blue room and pounced at her almost sleeping form. Misao groaned.
"Ow! Okay, that's it. YOU totally blew it. I'm gonna get you for this!" Misao quickly pinned her sister on the bed and started tickling her.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Haha-Please stop-hahahaha...Misa-hahahaha!" Misao stopped tickling her sister when she suddenly remembered her dream. She slowly sat down and brought her knees to her chin, as if I fetal position. Midori was still laughing though. She noticed that her twin stopped laughing and a few moments later she stopped and reached for her sister's hairbrush.
"Misao-chan, what's bothering you?" Midori sat at the back of her sister and started to brush her sister's midnight blue locks.
"It's just that..." Misao's voice weakened. She folded her knees and let her chin rest on it. Midori continued to comb Misao's hair.
"Misao-chan, you shouldn't worry about that too much. Right now, just focus on getting ready for school, okay? We'll leave in about two hours." Midori stopped brushing her sister's hair and headed for the door.
"Arigatou, Midori-chan." Misao smiled. Midori simply nodded and left the room. Misao slowly stood up from her bed. She headed towards the leftmost part of her room and entered her bathroom with the feeling of uncertainty. A sigh escaped from her as she took off her pajamas and sank herself in her tub.
It's hard to accept some things in life. I had a hard time dealing with the most inevitable fact of all. It took me years to finally understand and endure my situation. I realized that I should be extra cautious of everything around me. I had to be extra careful with myself... especially in my relationships. I couldn't get too attached to anyone. I knew it would be harder for me to accept that I wouldn't last very long; I admit, I have an extremely hard time of letting go of someone or something that's more important than my life. I became very scared of taking the risk of loving. Everyone who was close to my heart knew about this complication, except for Aoshi. Yes, I haven't told Aoshi that... I still don't have the heart to...
I decided that I wouldn't let this complication get in the way of my dreams. I planned to go to college, and spend the remaining time trying to accomplish my dream of being a visual artist or a writer, write a short autobiography or a novel, and paint or draw a very beautiful picture. I'm a senior high school student now, so I think I'll be able to spend at least two or three years in college. Then again, what about Aoshi? Am I going to leave without even telling him about my feelings and the truth about the past relationships I had? I don't know if I want him to ever find out that I-
"Hurry up, Misao-chan! You still have to eat breakfast and fix your stuff!" Midori shouted.
You must be wondering why I'm thinking about all this when I still have lots of time to do so... Maybe it's because of the fact that he's the only one who knows who I truly am. He's the only one who can tell when I'm really sad underneath the cheerful and bubbly girl that everyone knows... He's the only one who knows my side of the story, when the world seems to turn its back on me. He's the only person I know who can predict my every move.
Damn, I almost forgot! My stuff are scattered on my desk! Jeez... Anyway, how will I tell Aoshi? Why am I so afraid to tell him? I mean he's just my best friend, he'll understand right? If he only knew what it is I'm going through... I'll just have to figure that on the way to school.
"Misao-chan, hurry up! Jeez, how long does it take for you to put on your left shoe?!"
Meanwhile...
I can't seem to think about anything else but my Misao. I don't know if it's a crush, an infatuation, an obsession or love. Maybe I'm not certain about this, but I'm sure that I have feelings for her. Someone's coming. I can hear footsteps since the only acquaintance I have in this house is solitude.
"Aoshi-sama, it's time for school." It's Hannya, as usual.
I'm staring at my ceiling, filled with huge photographs of me and my best friend Misao. It's pretty obvious that the petite girl with me in all those photos is my beautiful angel. Anyway, I love her mesmerizing cerulean eyes... especially when we spent one of our Saturdays at her grandfather's rest house. See that one where she was wearing a sexy...more like seductive tankini and I was in my blue and orange beach shorts? We were about to take a shower 'cuz we got tired of playing in her Jiya's pool... I never knew that Jiya made arrangements for us so that we didn't have to go back to our houses, which meant that-
Anyway, I remember the moment that I met her. I guess I can consider Misao as my first friend... I don't even remember making friends... It was the first day of school, I was in Kindergarten when I saw the most rare and unique set of eyes that seemed to observe each and every one of our classmates. I thought that she was scared of everyone in the classroom, so I decided to go near her.
"Ohayo. I saw that you were looking at everyone. W-we don't bite..." I was attracted to her pretty eyes. I couldn't help but take another look. It seemed like eternity and a day when we started at each other. Finally, the blue-eyed goddess smiled!
"I wasn't scared. I was just waiting for a kid to come here and talk to me." The pretty angel speaks!
"Gomen nasai." I'm really stupid! I should never have left my desk...
"Daijobu. I'm Makimachi Misao. Mi-chan, for short." What a pretty name for an angel...
"Shinomori Aoshi." I think I heard a weird sound. I think it's Ms. Fukayama. I extended my left hand.
"Your name's Aoshi?-" She doesn't like my name... I don't-
"Kawaii! Can I call you Aoshi-niichan?" She shook my hand! She likes me!
"I, um... hai."
I think Ms. Fukayama noticed that I was talking with Misao because she-
"Aoshi, did you really- I have to call Shinomori-san!" I didn't know what I've done to make her do that, but I didn't care. I was happy with meeting my angel.
I don't know how long I was reminiscing, but I was sitting on one of the benches fronting the high school building when I heard the familiar horn coming from the luxurious car that my divine goddess usually arrives in. The white Lincoln limousine came to a halt in front of the Main Gate. The driver, dressed in all white, quickly came out of the driver's door and rushed to the passenger door to open it. A few seconds later, a petite woman with jade eyes steps out of the vehicle and steps aside. She slowly nods her heart-shaped head, as if saying 'thank you'. Then my beautiful ocean-eyed goddess gracefully steps out of the limousine; I couldn't help but watch her every move! She's gonna run here any minute now... my lips are curved into a small smile. That's all I could do for now; I couldn't just simply explode in front of her and express the extreme joy that I feel at the sight of her, right? Anyway, she looks happy to see me...This is a great way to start the week! Here she comes now... I can feel my smile grow.
"Hi..." I stood up to say hi as well. I tried to say 'hi' but all I could do is smile more. My best friend had just embraced me! It's a good thing that she can't see me in our, erm, comfortable position; I'm blushing profusely!
"Ohayo, Aoshi-kun." Midori flashed a knowing smile. "Hey Midori-chan." She winked at me and went on her way. Misao quickly released me and gave me a cute questioning look. "Have you finished planning for our Saturday gimmick?" Oh, if you only knew how excited I am. "Um, yeah..." I smiled inwardly. "So what are we gonna do?" Gosh, she's so adorable! "You'll see..." I smirked. "You won't tell me?" My best friend pouted. Don't give me that look, please... "Nope." I grinned. "Oh, okie then. Anyway, do you have your schedule already?" "Yeah, I chose the least hectic schedule." Actually, it's the one closest to yours. "I see. By the way, my sched's good. I was lucky to get two afternoons without classes!" Jeez, how do I tell her? "I have Tuesday and Friday afternoons off." I hope she won't notice... "Haven't checked that out yet. Ao-chan, can you go with me to my classroom?" I want to, but... "I don't think I could, Mi-chan. I have to settle something with the Principal." "See you later then, Ao-chan." Mi-chan suddenly hugged me. I was surprised, but I welcomed it.
This is becoming worse. I'm having trouble keeping my feelings from her... I've been advancing on her; I'm starting to show her that I can't stand being separated from her. It's sounds very cliché, doesn't it? But it's the truth! My days aren't complete without the cheery voice calling me "Ao-chan!" It's becoming unbearable, but I don't wanna stop myself. I can't, even if I try to. I just hope that things between us turn out fine...That's it for now. I'm at a loss for the next chapter...can you guys suggest anything? Thank you so much.
DISCLAIMER: Rurouni Kenshin belong to Nobuhiro Watsuki...so Aoshi and Misao aren't mine!!! Although I WISH that Aoshi was...
Anyways, thanks for reading! And please review!!!!
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