Title:Final Goodbye

Summary: Aoshi is marring another. How will Misao react? Will either survive losing their love? AxM two part song fiction Warning: Tragedy and suicide. No one dies….yet.

Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or Michelle Branch's Goodbye to You or Are You Happy Now.

A/N: It's sad I am warning you. I cried when I wrote it

Part One: Are You happy Now?

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Now, don't just walk away

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"Aoshi!"

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Pretending everything's ok

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"Aoshi, look at me! Goddamn it, Aoshi, look at me! This isn't right and you now it. I was supposed to be the one you loved and you know it! I was… the…hic….hic….one." Misao said while pounding her fists against Aoshi's muscular chest. He finally looked at the petite girl slumped against him. His eyes were full of sorrow but he refused to relent. This was the way the future was going to go. He would marry another. He would leave Misao.

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And you don't care about me
And I know there's just no use

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Aoshi pushed Misao off of his chest. He stoically watched her fall to the ground in a heap. Turning he walked away, away from her, away from his love. He had to give her up; he had to give up love.

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When all your lies become your truths and I don't care... yeah, yeah, yeah

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"Aoshi! Aosh…..Aoshi……Aoshi……why? I loved you. I gave it all up! Everything! I will never love another!" Misao screamed at Aoshi's retreating form. She crumpled in on herself sobbing. Her heart was torn in two. She would never recover from this. Never.

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Could you look me in the eye
And tell me that you're happy now,
Would you tell it to my face or have I been erased,
Are you happy now?
Are you happy now?

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Himura-kun,

I am sorry to interrupt your happy family, but I have a serious problem. You see just last week Aoshi-san announced that he was leaving the Aoi-ya and that he was getting married to a girl by the name of Keiko Tabana. It crushed our dear Misao. She cried and screamed at Aoshi for an hour before he left. And now she hasn't left her room since. The others and I have tried to console her but nothing had worked. I have reason to believe that Aoshi-san doesn't want to marry Tabana-san. I am truly sorry for this interruption but you and Kaoru-san are the only ones Misao will listen to. Please heed my pleas.

Yours truly

Okina

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You took all there was to take,

And left me with an empty plate

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"Misao? Misao, its Kaoru! Please open the door!" Kaoru said tapping at Misao's door. Kenshin, Kaoru, Sanosuke, Megumi, Yahiko, and little baby Kenji had come from Tokyo to see Misao. All wanted to help her. Kaoru shifted uneasily on her feet before pushing open the door and striding in. The sight that she saw was horrific. Kaoru let out an earth shattering scream.

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And you don't care about it,
And I am givin' up this game
I'm leaving you with all the blame cause I don't care,

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Misao looked from her wrists to the Kunai she was holding and back again. 'To die or to live? Can I live without him? Can I? No I can not believe that he is gone! No!' Taking her kunai she pulled it across the soft skin of her wrist. Feeling the pain tangibly was to much for her shattered sanity. Sobbing over her bleeding wrist Misao threw herself into despair. She felt her life blood seep out of the shallow wound on her wrist and to a puddle under her. Then suddenly she heard Kaoru's voice, "Misao? Misao, its Kaoru! Please open the door!" Misao tried to yell for Kaoru to leave but her voice failed her. Her door was shoved open and Misao looked into Kaoru's wide blue eyes. Then Kaoru screamed and fainted. The pounding of feet was heard in the background. Suddenly Kenshin was in the room staring at the bleeding Misao and the fainted Kaoru.

"Misao-dono? What have you done?" Kenshin asked his eyes narrowed. He strode forward to Misao's crumpled body. She looked up at him and smiled.

"I have sealed my fate. Goodbye Himura. Tell Aoshi-sama that I love him and that this isn't his fault. It is my decision." Misao said feebly before passing out.

"You're not dead yet Misao-dono. I won't give up on you. I will be back later Kaoru-dono." Kenshin said before picking up the unconscious Misao. He turned around and with his god-like speed he fled the room. He had to find Megumi-dono and he had to do it quickly.

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Could you look me in the eye?
And tell me that you're happy now,
Would you tell it to my face or have I been erased,

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Somewhere else in Kyoto Aoshi shinomori suddenly sat up straighter. Something was happening to Misao. He felt her battle ki suddenly become strong then weak. 'I have to find her. 'he thought.

"Going somewhere Aoshi?" Asked a tall old man on the other side of the room. The man watched Aoshi with critical eyes.

"Yes, but I will be back." Aoshi stated coldly.

"Good. We have a deal remember? Your life for hers." The man said. Aoshi narrowed his eyes but nodded. "Yes I remember."

"Good."

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Are you happy now?
Are you happy now?
Are you happy now?

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Takani Megumi was in the guest room of the Aoi-ya sorting out her various medicines for their stay. Wherever she went someone got hurt, so it was easier to just be prepared. Suddenly she heard thundering footsteps and the cry of 'Megumi-dono!' Turning to face her door just as it was ripped open, she was faced with a flushed Kenshin holding a bleeding Misao.

"What happened Ken-san?" Megumi asked while she helped Kenshin set Misao on her own futon.

"She tried to kill herself," Kenshin said while holding up Misao's right wrist. Megumi was a trained doctor but still she had to gasp at the sight of the blood flowing out of Misao's wrist. Megumi saw flashbacks of Kanryuu's manor. This would have been her own wrist if Kenshin had not stopped her. Shaking her head of past memories Megumi rushed over to her medicine kit. Taking the necessary items she strode back to Misao.

"Kenshin go get me Okina." Megumi ordered. Kenshin nodded and left Misao in Megumi's care.

"Misao, what have you done?"

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Do you really have everything you want?
You can't ever give somethin' you ain't got
You can't run away from yourself

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Aoshi ran faster feeling in his gut that he needed to hurry. He soon reached the Aoi-ya. Aoshi pulled open the door and tore through the dinning room, through the kitchen, and up the stairs to where he felt Misao's ki. It was not Misao's room but Aoshi could sense her so he burst into the room. He was surprised to see Takani Megumi standing over a shape laying on a futon. When he saw that the shape was Misao Aoshi fell to his knees by the futon.

"What happened?" He asked while stroking Misao's pale cheek. Megumi looked sadly at Aoshi but answered him truthfully.

"She tried to kill herself. She won't die, but at the moment death is the last worry." Megumi said.

"What do you mean what's more pressing then death?" Aoshi said with venom dripping off his words. Megumi decided to tread lightly around the former killer.

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Could you look me in the eyes
and tell me that you're happy now, yeah, yeah
come on, tell it to my face or have I been replaced,
are you happy now?
are you happy now?

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"If it happened once it could happen again. She obviously isn't in a stable mind at the moment. Aoshi, she is distraught by you leaving her. Aoshi why did you leave? You are here now without someone telling you that something was wrong. I believe that you love her. If so then why did you leave her? "Megumi asked the distressed Aoshi. He looked up at her with crazed eyes.

"I can not stay. I have to protect her. And the only way to protect her is to leave her."

"DO NOT GIVE ME THE 'I AM UNCLEAN AND NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR HER' SPEECH!" Megumi screeched flailing her arms above her head.

"That is not the case. I love her, but I am protecting her from….." Aoshi said softly till he trailed off at the end.

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Would you look me in the eye?
Could you look me in the eye?
I've had all that I can take
I'm not about to break
Cause I'm happy now,
Are you happy now?

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"Protecting her from what?" asked a disembodied voice. Suddenly the door to the room opened to reveal Okina and Kenshin. Okina narrowed his eyes and asked again, "You are protecting her from what Aoshi. Tell me or die."

"I am protecting her from………………..

TBC

A/N: HHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA A CLIFFHANGER! If you want me to put up the second part then you have to REVIEW! I want at LEAST 5 reviews! What is Aoshi protecting Misao from? Who was that old man Aoshi was talking to? Will it all turn out ok? Read part two and find out! Oh yeah and go to my profile and read my other stories!

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