A Blind Love With A Kick Start
Chapter 3Misao sighed and looked out the window at the still falling snow. It's been three days, Three Days! I can't believe it hasn't stopped snowing yet. Misao had been keeping her distance from both Hiko and Aoshi, trying to sort out her feelings, but with Aoshi so near it was turning out to be a very difficult task.
Why? Why did Aoshi-sama have to come? I wish he would have stayed at the Aoiya. Misao thought for the umptenth time that day. Out of the corner of her eye she saw something white flash quickly and dissappear behind her. She snapped her head around to see Hiko watching her with a smirk on his face.
"Kuso, can't u make any noise at all?" she said as she glared at him.
His smirk just got wider as he said, "then where would be the fun in making you jump, silly girl."
Misao gave him a look before turning back to looking outside at the falling snow. "Could you please leave," in a quieter voice, "I need some time to myself."
Hiko rolled his eyes and instead of leaving, walked right up next to Misao and sat down to her left beside her. He gently smacked her upside the head with two fingers. "Baka, you think you can tell Me what to do?"
"Why you…!" Misao was suddenly on her feet with a fist full of kunii, ready to throw them at Hiko's head.
Hiko just looked at her with an arrogant smile and said calmly, "do you honestly think you can hit me with those, even from that distance?"
Misao scowled and sat back down. She gave a small defeated sigh and resumed looking out the window at the snow.
Hiko looked at the girl with an amused look. Such a firery spirit, and more obediant than my baka deshi ever was. The only thing wrong with her is that she keeps pining after that piece of stone and ice named Aoshi. She loves him dearly but he doesn't show her the slightest return of that feeling. Misao no baka, Aoshi no baka, they need a good smacking around.
With that though Hiko rose quickly and shut the door, latching it to keep out Aoshi, should he come walking by. He quickly returned to his seat next to Misao, a determined look on his arrogant face…….
Aoshi sat in his room reading one of the 2 book he brought with him, but he couldn't stay interested in the story for long, his mind always returning to the question of why Misao had come to this lone mountain temple.
This seems so unlike her, what could she have possibly been thinking? He wondered as he put his book down on his futon. Stretching, he decided to take a walk around the temple to clear his mind and organize his thoughts and feelings.
On his walk he ended up passing Misao's room, the door having been left open. With a quick look around he stepped inside to see if she was there. Of course she wasn't, her futon had been laid out in the center of the room with her bag of belongings beside it. In the far corner of the room there was a small writing desk with several pieces of paper on it, most of them blank but a few had been writen on. Aoshi went over to the desk and picked up one of the small pieces of paper.
" Kami-sama, please answer my prayers and tell me why Aoshi ignores me so much and my feelings for him." Aoshi looked stunned as he read this small strip of paper. He knew that Misao liked him, but he hadn't thought anymore of it than puppy love.
So that's why she came all the way out here. But I'm not worthy of her, I'm too stained with blood and guilt to ever be right for her, that's why I keep my distance. But she won't let go. Why?
Aoshi looked at the paper for a long time then picked up another, and another, all of them having similar sayings on them. But one of them was different from the rest and this one almost broke his heart. It was a letter addressed to him.
"Dear my Aoshi-sama,
I can tell by now that you don't return my feelings at all and I will leave you alone. I will always love you like I have my whole life, but I can't stand to stay around you anymore knowing that you don't love me as well. I've made up my mind to leave the Aoiya and travel, finding a place for myself to hopefully find a happy life. I know I won't marry, there is no one that can fill that place in my heart except for you. With these words I leave you and the others, most likely forever, and I hope you can find someone that you will love like I love you Aoshi-sama.
-Fairwell
Misao
Misao was busy trying to dodge the fast thrusts and slices of Hiko's katana. What the hell is wrong with him!
She yelped as a fast slice opened up a four inch gash in her arm and she threw a hand full of kunii at him. He of course dodged or smacked away every single one easily and wore a bored look on his face, though something sparked in his eyes.
She's not that bad for a kid her age, but she could be a lot better. Hiko let out a sigh that Misao couldn't have heard. Now for the hard part of this lesson, he thought as he looked at Misao.
"What a poor techneqiue, no wonder Shinamori-san ignored you like he does," Hiko said with an amused look.
"WHAT!" Misao threw so many kunii at Hiko that it looked like a flying wall of sharp objects. Misao reached into her obi for more kunii but suddenly realized that she was all out. Oh no! I'll end up dead for sure now. With a small sigh she said her goodbye, fairwell Aoshi-sama, I guess you'll be happier now that you won't have me bothering you. Misao closed her eyes and waited for the sharp bite of Hiko's katana that she knew was coming……
Oh Misao, Aoshi thought to himself. His head suddenly snapped up from looking at the fallen letter when he heard the clang of steel on steel. Nani? Who could be fighting, only Misao, Hiko and myself are here and I didn't sense anyone else around. Aoshi dashed out of the room so fast it seemed like he vanished.
There it is, that's where the noise came from. Aoshi ran to the door and gave it a hard pull, but it wouldn't open. He instinctively grabed for his kodachi but realized too late that he had left them in his room. Che! He could sense Misao and Hiko on the other side of the door but he couldn't get in, his feelings becoming even more desperate when he heard more clangs of steel on steel.
Misao has to be almost out of kuni by know. She won't last much longer against a skilled fighter like Hiko. Aoshi was in a panic about loosing Misao. He kicked down the door just in time to see Hiko charge Misao from behind, katana held out as if to impale her.
"Noo!" Aoshi made a blind dive to knock Misao out of the way, just as Hiko's katana pierced his side instead of Misao's back………