Title: Close to you
Author: Shibo-chan (formerly Dori-chan) and Shinichi
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: Soujiro/Misao, Aoshi/Misao, Sano/Megumi, Kaoru/Kenshin and maybe other pairings on the side
Status: Work in progress
Summary: Aoshi, Sanosuke, Kenshin and Soujiro were a new band called Assassins. Now they must encounter with Japan's most popular Divas in turn to be the number one in Japan. But what if they suddenly fall in love with the Divas? AU with lots of OOC
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin belongs to Watsuki Nobuhiro Sensei, Sony, Jump comic and etc. I'm just a little girl with no money. So don't sue me.
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Chapter 02
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~~23 10 hrs, 08.12.2003, Tokyo International Airport~~
"(English) What do you mean by that?!!" A petite teenager in black said through her 6018 Nokia cell phone.
*(English) Just remember to come to the studio tomorrow, Bye* *click* A cheerful voice said through the line.
"(English) (Japanese at the 'JIYAAA' part) What?! Wait a second! JIIYAAA!!" the teen yelled as her managers hanged his phone.
"(English) Bloody damn perverted old man! If you're not my manager, you would be dead by now! (More curses) @#%#%$#$@%," The teen said while putting her cell phone away.
"(Japanese) Misao-chan… Calm down," Another teenager with scarf concealing her face and ponytail said while patting the fuming girls' back.
"(English) How could you actually stand this person!!" Makimachi Misao or also known as Jade Kennedy in America said while rising up her fist.
"(Japanese) Misao-chan!! Be quite a little or else everyone in the airport will recognize us," Kamiya Kaoru said angrily at her best friend.
"Wakkatawayo," Misao said while pouting and crossing her arms in front of her chest. "Mou, where the hell is Sanosuke? He said he will come and pick us up, you know I'm not in a mood of waiting," Misao said while turning around to find Sanosuke. Misao and Sanosuke have known each other in a social gathering in Osaka three years ago. That time Sanosuke was still working Solo. And it was also him who introduced Misao to Soujiro who is now her boyfriend.
"Why don't you just tell Soujiro-kun to come to pick us up? He's your boyfriend right?" Kaoru said while taking her luggage from the luggage retrieving area.
Misao blushes a little before answering Kaoru with a shy voice, "I wanted to surprise him."
"Oh! No wonder!" Kaoru said while snapping her fingers.
"Ah let's go to the shop over there. I want to buy something," Misao said while pulling her luggage to a boutique before Kaoru even have a chance to tease her.
"Matte, Misao-chan," Kaoru said as she grabbed her bags and began running after Misao.
At the same time Sanosuke arrived at the airport. He quickly parked his Silver Mustang and rushed inside.
'Shimatta! Shimatta! I'm sure Itachi will be really angry with me. I'm doomed, I'm Doomed!' Sanosuke thought while running to the Reception Desk.
"Ano, where's the luggage retrieving area?" Sanosuke asked rather impatiently at the woman working at the Reception Desk.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!! SAGARA SANOSUKE!!!!" The woman working at the Reception Desk screamed as she saw Sanosuke in front of her. Sanosuke winched while trying to cover his ear. Almost everyone in the in the room turned around as they heard the woman screamed.
"Nanda?! Sagara Sanosuke from the Assassins?! AHHH!! I forgot to bring my Autograph book!!" A woman said while searching her purse for her book. A lot other who were carrying their cameras and some of them with books rushed towards Sanosuke who was still a bit deaf because of the woman's screaming. But fortunately he was able to run before the crowd reached him.
~~23 15, somewhere inside the boutique Misao and Kaoru entered~~
"Wow, who could actually scream that loud? Even the nearest town could hear it," Misao said to Kaoru who was busy finding clothes on the hanger.
"Hey Misao-chan, How 'bout this? I'm sure it fits you," Kaoru said while showing Misao a jean skirt with a rose stitching on the left end side of it.
"Kaoru, did you heard what I said just now?" Misao asked Kaoru who is still finding clothes on the hanger and only having a shake of Kaoru's head in return.
"You're hopeless, Kaoru," Misao said while shaking her head. "I'm going outside, Kaoru. Maybe Sanosuke had already arrived," Misao said while walking out the shop. Kaoru only waved her hand in return.
~~23 17, outside the boutique~~
Misao was walking in front of the escalator when a person suddenly bumped her. Both of them fell down with a loud 'thud' on the polished floor. Both of them were rubbing their hurt body parts.
"What the hell are you doing?! Can't you see that I'm in front of you?! Sano!! What are you doing running up the escalator? You almost—" Misao was yelling at the person who surprisingly was Sanosuke before being forced to stop by him.
"It's not time to be mad at me, it's time to RUUNNNN!!" Sanosuke said while trying badly to stand up again before running away from the screaming crowd.
"WAHHHHH!! IT'S MAKIMACHI MISAO!!" A woman said while pointing at Misao who was still sitting on the floor.
"HAH?!! HONTO?!" Another person said while looking at the place where the woman pointed just now.
"Oh no…" Misao managed to say out before running after Sanosuke. The crowd who actually was chasing after Sanosuke just now were now also chasing after Misao.
"IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT SANO!!!" Misao screamed after Sanosuke. Kaoru's half concealed face suddenly poked out the boutique and looked at the running Misao and Sanosuke.
"Oh My God, I got to save them!" Kaoru said while running after Misao and Sanosuke.
~~23 52, inside a toilet with a 'Cleaning Now' sign on the door~~
"Thank god we found a place to hide," Kaoru said while panting hard.
"Yeah…" Misao replied while slumping down on the clean polished floor.
"We can't really hide here very long, you know," Sanosuke said while slumping down next to Misao.
"It's your entire fault!" Both Misao and Kaoru said while knocking Sanosuke on the head.
"Iteeeee…" Sanosuke said while holding his bruised head.
"We better get out of here before they actually found us here, hey Sanosuke where's you car?" Kaoru said while sitting down on the floor.
"Outside the main entrance," Sanosuke said while standing up.
"Hey Sano, where are you going?" Misao asked Sanosuke as he walked to the door.
"To my car of course," Sanosuke while opening the door.
"Baka!" Both the girls knocked his head again before pulling him in again.
"You cannot just walk out like that, you baka!" Kaoru said while pulling his left ear.
"Ouch! Ouch! Let go of my ear first Jou-chan," Sanosuke said while trying to make Kaoru let go of his ear.
"Everyone would know that we are here if you just walk out like that," this time it was Misao who said it.
"Then how the hell are we going to get out from here?" Sanosuke said while rubbing his ear and his head.
"I know! Maybe we should call Jiiya to save us!" Misao said while hitting her fist on her palm.
"Demo, Misao-chan, I thought he was in Hokkaido right now which is very far from here," Kaoru reasoned.
"Sooyo, Haiii…" Misao sighed.
"Hey, how 'bout calling your 'Sweetheart', Kaoru?" Misao said again while grinning.
"What?! I don't have any sweetheart!!" Kaoru said
"Who is her 'Sweetheart'?" Sanosuke asked the giggling Misao.
"You know, the dr—" Misao's mouth was abruptly covered by Kaoru before she even finished her words.
"Misao-chan!! You said you will keep it as a secret… if not I am going to tell Soujiro about your secret…" Kaoru threatened Misao.
"Ok Ok... I won't tell… cross my heart, honest." Misao said when Kaoru glared at her.
"Let's call Kenshin! He might help us to get out of this damn trouble." Sano exclaimed while bringing out his Siemen C100 mobile phone to call Kenshin. Kaoru blushed when Sano mentioned the name Kenshin and this did not escape the watchful eye of Sano. "Oh I know!! You like Kenshin. Wait till I tell him that Kamiya Kaoru likes him. Ahaha-"
"You dare tell him… and I will tell Megumi about your little crush on her… Misao told me all about it!" Kaoru said in triumph when she saw Sano face deepened into a darker shade of red.
"You traitor, you are dead, Misao Makimachi!!" Sano hollered at the innocently looking Misao.
"I didn't tell her… Kaoru… I never told you that did I?" Misao said to Sano then to Kaoru.
"You never exactly 'told' me… I just happen to heard it while you were sleep talking." Kaoru said sheepishly.
"I sleep talk?? How could it be??" Misao exclaimed as in disbelief.
"Oh yeah sometimes you snore too." Sano added in.
"Ahhh how could it be?? I don't sleep talk nor do I snore… right?"
Both Sano and Kaoru shrugged because they both know that Misao won't believe it. "Hey what is Kenshin phone number again? I never seem to be able to remember it. Hey Jou-chan… you should know, you like him."
Kaoru blushed and said in a very little voice "It is ********"
"Ahh thanks…"
*Moshi moshi!*
"Hey Kenshin… this is Sano."
*Oh hello Sano. How are you?*
"Hey I need your help, we are currently stuck in a toilet and a female toilet too… and we want you to help us to get away from the mad fans."
*Umm who are we?*
"We are Kaoru, Misao and yours truly."
*Oh ok, where are you?*
"We are in Tokyo International Airport, in the arrival gate 10 -if I am not mistaken-'s female toilet."
*Ok I will be right there… say hi to Kaoru-dono…* He said and then after a moment of thought… he quickly add *… and Misao-dono too.*
"No prob!"
*Goodbye.*
"Hey Jou-chan, your pretty boy seem to have a crush on ya too! Way to go girl!" Sano said while giving Kaoru a big strong pat on the back. Kaoru blushed even harder.
"Hey… Sano don't do that!" Misao said in defense for Kaoru. And of course Sano didn't pay attention to Misao and keep teasing Kaoru while Kaoru's face become redder and until it is not even possible for her to blush even more. Then there is a knock.
"Ano?? Is this the one de gozaru yo?" A voice said out, not mistakenly Kenshin's.
"Thank God," Misao said while opening the door and went out followed by Sano then the very red face Kaoru. "Love you Himura!!" Misao said while hugging Kenshin with her infamous bear hug she learned from Okina.
"Ano, Misao-dono—," Kenshin managed to said out before Misao crack his bones.
"Gomene," Misao quickly released Kenshin from her bear hug and watched Kaoru's reaction.
Gotcha!! Kaoru is Angry!! Kaoru is angry!! Misao sang in her head as she saw Kaoru's darkened face.
"Kaoru-dono, are you alright?" Kenshin asked as soon as he saw her dark face.
"Nothing I am fine… how are you Kenshin-san?" Kaoru face changed as she heard Kenshin's question.
Then out of the blue a loud voice of Sano broke out not mistakenly laughter… "Man! You two are of the same side of a coin… you two should get together!"
"Come on Sano!" Misao grabbed Sano's collar and pulled him out of the toilet.
Both Kenshin and Kaoru were blushing at the statement Sano made. "Umm let's go Kaoru-dono." Kenshin said and then he grabbed Kaoru's hand.
"Don't call me Kaoru-dono, call me Kaoru." She said blushing and also in shock when Kenshin grabbed her hand, but she made no attempt to pull away… so together they walked out of the toilet hand in hand.
"Kaoru… then you should call me Kenshin."
"Kenshin." Kaoru smiled. Kenshin too smile… man I am in luck!
"I win Kaoru! You looked very angry just now," Misao whispered at Kaoru while they are walking out the door.
"Misao!!"
~~Outside the airport at Sano's car and Kenshin's car~~
"Umm Sano?" Kenshin asked.
"Yea?"
"Why did you need me to come?"
"Oh that... I just want you to check out whether is there anymore crazy fan and also to match make you and Jou-chan together…" Sano said shrugging. "So… you need to thank me!!!" Sano said while poking at Kenshin's head.
"Thank you very much…" Kenshin said in a very small voice and blushing too.
"Hey!! Can we go now??" Misao shouted apparently sick of waiting. Jet-lag is catching on her and all she wants is to go back to her house and sleep.
"Alright!! Kenshin you drive Kaoru and I will drive Itachi Musume back to the apartment." Sano said to Kenshin with a wink.
"Don't call me Itachi," Misao said after Kaoru and Kenshin entered Kenshin's red Porsche and knocked Sanosuke's head for the fifth time that day.
~~00 58, The Assassin's Secret Hideout~~
Sanosuke decided to let Misao stay over in the apartment where the band hides when their fans came to their real apartment. It was much more closer than Misao's bungalow which is situated in Yokohama.
"Itachi! Wake up Itachi! We are here! Come on, Sleeping Beauty! Get on your feet!!" Sanosuke tried to wake Misao up as she fell asleep during the trip.
"Let me sleep, Kaoru…" Misao said sleepily.
"I'm not Kaoru, Ok? Now wake up! Wake up! Wake up!" Sanosuke said while shaking Misao by her shoulder.
"Just give me another five minutes," begged Misao.
"NO!"
"Alright! Alright! I am awake." Misao forced her eyes open and kicked open the already opened door. Slowly she got out of the car and walked with the help of Sano.
"This is not my house!! Where the hell are we?!" Misao shrieked as she saw the apartment.
"This is of course not your haunted house. This is mine," Sanosuke said while fumbling his pocket for the house key.
"It's not yours, Sagara," A voice suddenly said out from behind Misao.
"AHHH!!!" Misao jumped away as she heard the cold voice behind her and accidentally stepped on a big stone while she was running away from the source of the voice. Her feet slipped under her and she fell directly into a puddle of mud which was left after the heavy rain in the evening.
Sanosuke was trying to hide his laughter but failed abruptly.
"SANO!!! AH!! YOU RUINED MY CLOTHES!!" Misao abruptly screamed at a figure half hidden by the shadow.
"Gomen," The figure moved forward towards Misao.
"Yo, Shinomori!" Sanosuke said while waving his hands at the figure.
"You again!! I'm so going to kill you," Misao latched at the still calm Shinomori Aoshi but immediately stopped by Sanosuke.
"You guys know each other?" Sanosuke asked puzzled.
"Of course we know each other! Jiiya is putting both of us to work together in a project," Misao said while pointing at Aoshi.
"Project? You two? Together? No way!" Sanosuke said disbelieving. "But then why do you hate him so much?" Sanosuke asked at the fuming Misao.
"I hate him because he is had been scaring ever since we met each other and I just hate him," Misao said then humped.
Both the guys sweatdroped as they heard Misao's answer. "Why are you here?" Sanosuke asked the silent Aoshi.
"I got to go to the studio tomorrow," Aoshi answered while walking to the door and opened it with his key.
"Oh," Sanosuke said while helping Misao to get out of the mud. "You really look good like this, Itachi!" Sanosuke pointed out but only being knocked on the head again in return.
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TBC
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Thank god it finished. Sorry if I confused you guys about Misao's English name. Well it will eventually be explained in later chapters.
Jouko-chan- thank you for your review, well Soujiro was being so mean because he hates Sanosuke but he won't be that mean to other peoples!
RSMB- sorry to make you confused, I forgot to write Sou/Mi in the last chapter and here are the girls!!
Kimiko5- Thanks a lot
nikki- Here you go!!
PEACH- Well the pairing is shown on the top. And the pairing will be out slowly in the later chapters
Thanks for the peoples who reviewed the first chapter but I was a bit disappointed that I only have 5 reviews for it.
This is the translation for this chapter
Jiiya – This is what Misao call Okina. I think it means darn old man.
Wakkatawayo – I know I know or Ok Ok
Mou – a mild curse, or an expression of frustration or anger; drat, rats. Meant for woman
matte – wait or wait a second
Shimatta – damn it!!
Nanda – what
Honto – really
Itee – ouch
Baka – stupid
Jou-chan – little missy; Sanosuke's nickname for kaoru
Sooyo – it's true
Moshi moshi – Hello; used in telephone conversation
De gozaru – "to be" very polite form; used by Kenshin
-dono – a rather polite suffix and older version of -san; used chiefly by Kenshin
Gomene – sorry
Gomen – same as Gomene
More surprises in next chapter!!
Please review!!
Ja ne
Shibo-chan
And also Shinichi