Endless Days

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Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin and characters.

Author Notes: …….Why am I always speechless! sigh I guess that's because I'm saving my speech when my fic's over. La di dum dum……Just read and review ok. You gotta submit a review so I know what you peoples are thinking! Duh….zZzzzzZZ…… REVIEW darn it! Sorry took so long to update. :( Writer's block! Arg! An author's greatest enemy! Argh! Need….REVIEWS... Anyway I'm really really sorry for the long update…..

Oh and please R & R ! The more reviews, the more the chapters!

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Chapter 6: Question Mark (?)

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'I'm glad you finally showed some amusement.'

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AFTER SCHOOL

Aoshi quietly headed for his locker which was 2 lockers distance from Misao. He opened it and stuffed some of his stuff scrappily. He then shut it, sealed it and turned only to find a petite figure before him. He gasped in surprise.

"We need to talk." She said placidly.

The two of them placed on serious looks.

"Shinomori Aoshi."

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Misao and Aoshi headed for the roof with neither of them speaking a word. When they reached their destination, Misao had sighed and turned to see how Aoshi was doing behind her. He just stood there leaning on the wall with arms crossed over his muscular chest.

Misao gazed at his stance and flushed a bit.

"Doshita?" he asked.

Misao gasped and muttered as she turned away from his body, "N-Nothing. I just –"

"What do you wish to talk about, Misao?"

The freshman sighed and voiced, "Can I ask you something?"

"Aa"

"Why did you come?"

Aoshi was speechless. He knew Misao was gonna ask that darn question but he wasn't prepared. He did not know what to say. 'Should I tell her I missed her?'

'Nah that would be too lame.'

'Then what?'

'Hmm….'

'….'

'I have no idea…'

'….Well let me say you're no use, Inner voice.'

'Aoshi?" Misao called which snapped him back to his senses.

She then realized that he could not answer her question. Misao crossed her arms and felt a breeze sweep by. She stood before the railing and gazed at the scorching sun but not too long. Aoshi stayed silent as ever and decided to clear his throat and capture Misao's full attention. Misao blinked and chose to face her old friend but then her inner voice muttered to her, 'Dame….' And decided not to.

Neither of them knew what to say.

"I –"

"Misao-chan! Aoshi-san! I've been looking all over for the both of you! What are you doing up here? Ah, anyway Takani-san is searching for you Aoshi-san." A young woman from their class named Shara called.

"What for?" he questioned.

"No idea but you better get going cause she's not the patient type."

Aoshi hesitated at first but Shara soon dragged him with her leaving Misao alone on the roof.

Misao sighed and left the place with shuffling footsteps. 'I guess I'll talk to him another time….'

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Misao sat on the couch her eyes gazing out the window as she thought of nothing. She was still wearing her school uniform. The sun was still setting and Misao seemed to be a little disappointed she couldn't speak with Aoshi. 'What's the big deal anyway if I didn't get the chance?' She then sighed and dragged her feet to her room. She then thought of her stepmother.

"Strange, she hasn't seen her come home from work or wherever she is these days." She muttered with half lidded eyes.

When she entered her room, she found a piece of crumpled paper on her mattress. Misao walked closer to the object and unfolded it. On the paper the words

'Hey Bitch

You may have realized that I haven't been arriving home recently. Well that's because I'm never going back to that fucking apartment! I didn't even wish to write this letter. I have no idea why I even wrote it! Anyway you're all alone in your life now! So good riddens to you!'

The letter didn't affect Misao at all. She didn't care nor did her stepmother. A sigh escaped her lips and she crumpled the material once again then threw it in the basket next to her study table. She then grabbed her towel and chose to take a bath.

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"What do you want from me Megumi?" Aoshi asked in a placid tone of voice.

The Takani woman crossed her arms with a sly smile etched on her crimson red lips. "Ara ara. How informal Shinomori-san. Perhaps you should you offer me high respect since I'm the class president and all."

Aoshi did not react.

She then chortled and walked closer to the new classmate. She took out a piece of paper and handed it to him. "The principal gave this to me when I was passing by his office. He told me to hand it over to you. He said it's something very important and quite urgent."

Aoshi gazed at the paper and reluctantly accepted it. "Do you have something to do with this?"

Megumi turned her back to the young man and walked off as she replied to his question cunningly, "I don't know. Why don't you just open it and read its contents. After all, I did not scan the letter and you should not expect me to answer all your questions." She then left the Shinomori alone with the letter from the principal.

He just sighed and went off with the note in his hands.

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The water showered her petite figure as she thought deeply about some things. Misao then closed her eyes and relaxed at the moment she's experiencing.

"Idiot……." She mumbled.

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Aoshi was walking on his way to school with an emotionless expression on his handsome young face. Yesterday he realized that nothing was written on the letter that the Takani woman gave her; it was only just a blank of piece of paper.

'She only wanted my attention……' he thought. He realised what she did it on purpose so he and Misao wouldn't be able to talk. It was no coincidence cause there is no such thing as coincidence in this world. "Takani…….what are you up to?" he mumbled.

It was still 7:15 am, too early. Classes start at 8:30.

"Shinomori-kun!" Hannya, one of his classmates exclaimed.

Aoshi looked at his figure from the corner of his eyes. "Hannya"

Hannya moved closer to his classmate's tall figure. "You're early today."

"Perhaps you're early as well."

"Well yeah. You know I'm a newspaper boy; I deliver the papers early in the morning. When I'm done with work, I immediately prepare for school so that's how I end up being the earliest one in class."

"So ka."

"Makimachi-san seems to know you before you even transferred here."

Aoshi gasped hearing Misao's name. "A-Aa. We were childhood friends."

After he said those words he wanted to hit himself for saying that!

"Really? That sounds interesting."

Aoshi was speechless.

They continued to walk in silence, Hannya smiling, Aoshi….quiet which bothered Hannya.

"Shinomori-san are really like this?"

"What do you mean?"

"You're awfully quite this morning."

"……"

"Well I probably shouldn't have asked that. I better run I don' wanna break my record of being the earliest in class. See ya!" Hannya voiced and dashed off to school.

Aoshi continued to walk slowly and muttered, "Am I silent?"

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Misao was up early too but she wasn't planning on leaving yet though she's all ready for class.

Right now, Misao was sitting on a blue colored couch in the living room. Her midnight blue hair was down and her eyes fixed at the picture atop the television.

The picture had her dad and her mom in it and herself when she was only four. She cradled into her mother's arms at that time. The picture would be beautiful if only Misao and her mom's heads weren't torn. Perhaps you know who did this. Of course Yumi was the one who did this. (who else!)

"I wonder what Takani-san and Aoshi-sama talked about." She uttered then sighed afterwards.

"Why do I even wonder? I don't really care." She then rested her chin on her hand which was resting on her thigh. "I don't care at all…… don't care at all…….. Not.One.Bit………" she said quietly.

She then sighed once again and began to braid her messy hair calmly.

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Aoshi took the envelope out of his pocket. He felt strange whenever he sees the letter Megumi gave him yesterday afternoon. It's as if something was written in it he just could not see it. "A hidden message?" he muttered.

It was bothering him…..very much…. As if something or someone is going to get hurt.

He clasped the material of the envelope and sighed. "She's planning something……." He said.

"Takani-san……."

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Author Notes: There sorry for the long update! I'm really really very sorry about that. Writer's block I tell you! Au clair de la lune, the piece I played during my violin lessons, Blast my Desire and Dogfight (from Initial D) gave me inspiration this day. You see music gives me inspiration but reading also does. Hey and I apologize for the wrong grammar and stuff. Remember me human only. I just hope you enjoyed it. I promise I'll finish this fic. I swear! Wish me luck!

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