Under the Crystal Moon

By Charmed Wolf

Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin…sorry.

Placid tears.

Aoshi just looked at Kenshin then Sanosuke very quietly wanting them to tell Misao and Suki so he didn't have to hurt their feelings, Sanosuke looked at Aoshi then Kenshin and back at Aoshi with a scared look. "Sagara, Himura, please tell them so I don't have to," Aoshi didn't like seeing Misao upset for any reason, Kenshin was going to say something to Misao without knowing what her reaction was going to be. Yet, he was going to be gentle with Suki and Misao when he will tell them about Aoshi, and it wasn't going to be easy when they will be told.

"Suki, Misao-dono, this isn't going to be very easy to say this, but Aoshi is a vampire now," Kenshin felt a little bad and a little easier from telling them, Sanosuke was afraid of Misao's reaction to what Kenshin said. Misao was now afraid of Aoshi's temper whenever he got angry; there was something in Aoshi's eyes when he looked at Misao. "Misao, you do really know there is nothing you should be afraid of, especially of my temper," Aoshi brushed his hand onto Misao's tear sodden cheek; he took a rose trapping a tear that rolled down her cheek.

Misao felt Aoshi's lips on her lips trapping her into a kiss, and then she deepened the kiss with Aoshi falling into his arms. "Sano, do you think Aoshi and Misao-dono will marry?" Kenshin was wondering what will happen now that Misao knew Aoshi was now; Sanosuke shrugged thinking he didn't know what to think about Aoshi and Misao.

Aoshi stepped back leaving Misao stunned by Aoshi's kiss, she felt the rose in her hand that Aoshi had trapped her single tear on. "No more tears, my Misao," Aoshi didn't want Misao to cry anymore because it made him upset, Misao didn't know what say from Aoshi's kiss.

It looked like that Aoshi was now going to have to marry Misao, and yet, Aoshi knew that Misao is still a mortal and he's a vampire.

"Kenshin, I think Aoshi will have to marry Misao now," Sano voiced to Kenshin quietly, Kenshin just nodded looking at Misao and Aoshi. Aoshi started to go out feed to satisfy his hunger for blood, Misao just went to lie down feeling dizzy over Aoshi's kiss. "Himura, has Aoshi left to go feed?" And Kenshin just nodded and went to his room to sleep for the night, Kenshin and Okina had to talk about Aoshi and Misao. Ah, now Misao was just laying in her futon thinking of the kiss Aoshi gave her, he was just out looking for a bride to marry and she thought wasn't worthy enough to marry Aoshi.

'I'm not worth to marry a man like Aoshi,' Misao thought wearily and very tiredly falling asleep sighing with that thought on her mind. She would never know that Aoshi was going to prove her wrong; he already kissed her once on the lips to show her that he loves her.

"Aoshi should be coming back soon," Okina noted as he sat down to drink some tea before going to bed that night, he wanted to talk to Aoshi for a while as soon as Aoshi returned.

Aoshi walked into the doorway of the Aoi-ya only to see Okina waiting for him, he wondered what was going on with Okina and he wasn't about to ask. "Okina, I know there is something you want to talk to me," Aoshi looked at the elder onmitsu for awhile before hearing what Okina had to tell him that point, from the look, it wasn't good news for him.

Okina motioned for Aoshi to come sit with him, and Aoshi sat with Okina talking for awhile when Okina had something to say. "Aoshi, you a going to have to find a different place to live," Okina was looking at Aoshi with a worried look, and then it hit Aoshi when he looked at the guild being built.

That was all what Aoshi didn't need was a vampire hunter's guild, this was going to be the last day in the Aoi-ya for him. "A vampire hunter's guild is the last thing I need," Okina had to agree with Aoshi on that, Aoshi didn't upset to upset his brother and Misao again. Okina was only looking after for Aoshi's safety, and it was because it was a very big concern with all the Oniwabanshu.

"I will leave tomorrow night," Aoshi looked at Okina as Suki walked into the room, he didn't like what Aoshi just said to Okina. Aoshi stopped his little brother from leaving only to talk to him; Suki didn't like the look in Aoshi's icy blue-colored eyes at least in one bit. "Suki, I have move because my safety is in steak," Suki was shown the vampire hunter's guild being built up, that was really threatening Aoshi's safety when he's in the city at night trying to find some suitable blood to drink.

"Aoshi, what about Misao?" Suki was just asking about the innocent girl Aoshi kissed and dried her tears, he knew that Sanosuke and Kenshin were in bed already and Misao too. Aoshi just closed his eyes at the question, he knew that Misao wouldn't understand why he had leave again although he did promise that he would stay with her at the Aoi-ya.

"Suki, try to explain to Misao why I left," Aoshi told Suki because he knew that Misao will cry and he couldn't bare to see that happen again, his mind wander to the night he was bitten and sired to be what he is now. He knew that Misao is probably thinking herself as unworthy to marry him, to him; she was worthy to be married to a man like him or any other man.

Flashback

"I know of your pain and you wish to end it,"Aoshi was willing to let this mysterious woman to end his pain, he felt sharp white fangs enter into his neck and his blood drained away. By the time, his friends got to the alleyway, Aoshi was laying limply in the shadows so the sun wouldn't get to him.

Kenshin and Sanosuke had to try to wake up Aoshi until a team of black horse came to take Aoshi's body back to the Aoi-ya to have a proper place to rest for the day; they saw a black gold-trimmed sarcophagus with Aoshi's full name on it in a fancy font. "It's very beautiful for someone rich," Sano had nudged Kenshin, two shadowy figures carefully had picked up Aoshi's body laying him in the sarcophagus before turning to go back to the Aoi-ya.

"Sano, how will we tell Misao-dono?" Kenshin looked around asking Sanosuke, he didn't the weasel girl upset over Aoshi. That wouldn't be fair for Misao to lose someone so dear to her, so it wasn't like that Aoshi was completely dead. "Kenshin, I don't think we should tell Misao that Aoshi had been bitten," Kenshin suddenly knew that Sanosuke was right, Okina went to Aoshi's room to talk him and Kenshin and Sanosuke tried to stop him. Of course, the next night was when Aoshi got with the hunger for blood, yes; Aoshi is now a vampire, a very hot looking vampire.

"I tried to look into a mirror and I saw no reflection," Aoshi looked at Okina for awhile, well, the elder believed the old stories of vampires. It was then that Aoshi lost his temper and almost broke the mirror; the others were starting to get very afraid of him now. "Himura, what's going on with Aoshi-sama?" Misao and Suki both were wondering why Aoshi was always losing his temper and storm out of the Aoi-ya, Kenshin just did not want to say anything about Aoshi's strange behavior.

End of flashback

Okina knew that Aoshi was packing his things something happen that allowed him to stay at the Aoi-ya with his group, Suki was surprised and ran to tell his older brother about the news. "Aoshi, the vampire hunters are leaving!" Suki exclaimed as Aoshi stopped was he was doing just to look at his little brother; he couldn't believe the news Suki was telling him. He went to unpacking his things and settling back into his room when his wolf came into get ready to go to his new home, but Aoshi told his silly wolf that they were going to stay at the Aoi-ya, after all, it was his home. "No, Nika, we're staying her now," Aoshi reached to pet his wolf.

That dawn Aoshi had fallen asleep with his wolf by his sarcophagus guarding it, Okina came in to check in on Aoshi and feed Nika. "Jiya, where is Aoshi-sama?" Misao wanted to talk to Aoshi for a reason, Okina sat with and told her. "Aoshi is sleeping because he needs to rest," Okina patted Misao's cheek gently getting up to feed Nika to let Aoshi rest, the wolf went to his bowl starting to eat the food he was given. Misao wanted to tell how she felt about him; all she remembered was the kiss that his gave her along with the rose with the tear still on the leaf.

'What a beautiful night to feed,' Aoshi looked out at the night sky, and it was perfect to talk to Misao about his feelings for her. He got up to get dressed in a rich black silk shirt with the same color of pants; his trench coat had finished off the ensemble. "Misao, is there something wrong?" Misao looked up into Aoshi's icy blue eyes; she was on the verge of tears when she spoke to him. Aoshi sat next to her at the counter talking with her; she wanted to cry so much to Aoshi and he wouldn't allow that.

"Aoshi-sama, I love you so much," Aoshi wasn't surprised when Misao said that to him, she wanted to hear Aoshi's response to her comment. Aoshi kisses her by the ear gently as his fangs retracted; it was only the 4th night of being a vampire. "To be honest with you, Misao-mine, I love you as well and I wish more than anything is to marry you," Aoshi quietly told Misao to keep Okina from listening onto their conversation, Misao was surprised to her what Aoshi had told her. So it was true then, Aoshi did love Misao and wanted to marry her, and the question was how were they going to marry?

"Aoshi-sama, how are we going to marry since you are a vampire?" Misao asked getting really worried of the fact she's 16, Aoshi wasn't worried about it and came up with the bloodlust wedding. He knew he had time to wait for Misao to reach the proper age to marry; he didn't want her to worry so much over something so trouble some. "Misao, I don't want you to worry so much," Aoshi held Misao in his arms forgetting that he needed to go feed, he forgot that it was almost dawn and Misao was already asleep in his arm like she did when she was growing up and he was there for her.

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