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By: Kelli St. Pierre………….sadly I do not own Rurouni Kenshin……..

Chapter 6: "Right at home"

"Hey, watch it lady!"

"Oh yeah, make me!"

It has already been two days here, and Misao practically hated it. She felt as if she were on one of those television dramas like survivor and all. When she first got there, it wasn't all bad. The cabin she stayed in had four bunk beds (which makes eight beds) and it had a small wooden desk with a chair. It wasn't the best thing actually, it was probably the most disgusting and smelly place she's been in.

And speaking about smelly, there were no toilets in the cabins which freaked Misao out totally. Right when she found out, she stomped over to the head of this camp, none other than Saito himself. As he was in his own cabin.

"Hey!" Misao barked off at Saito, who just calmly sat back in his chair and lit a cigarette.

"What is it now weasel? Coughed a hairball?" Saito remarked as Misao slammed the cabin door and stomped over to his desk.

"Very funny, but why aren't there any toilets around here!" Misao exploded.

"Cause they are not needed weasel. I don't know if anyone told you weasel, but this is the army and in here there is no luxury."

"What the hell do you mean there not needed! Hello! People need to shit and piss into something you know!"

Saito heaved a sigh and blew smoke in Misao's face, which got her even angrier.

"Weasel, have you ever been camping" Saito remarked.

What……..

'What the hell does that have to do with this' Misao thought.

"Yes, I've been camping before" Misao growled out of her teeth.

"Well, when you went camping with whatever freaks you hang around with, did you see toilets hang from trees? So how did you do go to your thing when camping?" Saito finished.

"What! If you think I'm going to go shit in the middle of a smelly, disgusting desert, then you got another thing coming, and…." Misao trailed off as she saw something over in the corner that looked very much like…….

"Saito! Why the hell do you have a toilet!" Misao yelled.

A toilet, yes, and it was sitting right in the corner, as if it was mocking her.

"Yes, of course, all captains have them weasel" Saito said, while smirking.

"Well that's not fair! I want one!" Misao cried and yelled.

"Listen here weasel, once you mastered army training, gone into wars, shot dozens of people's heads off, got shot a couple of times, then you may have a toilet. And don't think about using mine either, I don't want any worms in my toilet."

Misao opened her mouth to say something then closed it as if she were a bubbling fish. She then stormed out that day, leaving the oh so called captain to himself. That incident was yesterday.

But, the good has not been told yet. What made Misao so happy in the miserable camp, was that the sexy-gorgeous-hunk-of god was not only at her camp, but in her cabin!

'Let's see, I believe it was Aoshi' Misao thought to herself.

Though, she practically never got to see him, she only saw him when he got up in the morning. She never saw him at night for who knows why and was always in bed earlier than when he got in the cabin. Today wasn't that special either as the sun was beginning to set, basically, she had to do all handy work. She decided to head back to her cabin so she wasn't left behind for dinner.

That's another thing, dinner. Misao learned from these pasted two days what dinner was about. Ever heard the phrase, 'You snooze, you loose', and yea well that pretty much described dinner. But Misao was used to this kind of dinner, since it always happened back at home with Jiya and the others. Of course Misao would beat everyone to it and Jiya would be last with the scraps.

But Misao never came for the food, she came because this was the second time she could see Aoshi, though he's always at a different table each time. Basically what our, kitchen or cafeteria you might say, was just a bunch of wooden crooked benches (about twenty) that could fit probably fit around eight people with four on each side. The supper was the same as usual, some soup that she never heard of nor tasted, which was so gross and smelly.

This dinner, she sat on a bench that was exactly vertical to where Aoshi was sitting. She opened her mouth and stared at him for what felt like an eternity. Sure he was about two tables away, but she wasn't complaining. Usually, she would have to search for him with a pair of binoculars.

"He's pretty good looking" a female voice said.

That voice….it sounds so familiar, yet startling since it interrupted her staring time with Aoshi. She turned around and saw none other than Karou smiling at her.

"Oh my god, Karou, what are you doing here?" Misao said happily. There were no girls here and she was thrilled. It's not that she ain't good with guys, it's just that the guys here are complete strangers to her, never mind rude.

"This is my camp, I actually though I was the only girl here" Karou sighed and sat down at Misao's right side.

"Oh my god, you have no idea how much I've been thinking of that as well" Misao said as they both laughed. Then, something poked Misao's mind…..

"Hey Karou, where's Sano?"

"Where do you think?" Karou said as she pointed he finger towards the soup bin and there he was. He looked rather angry at the guy for some odd reason as he looked to be yelling, but couldn't make it out what he was saying.

"What do you think he's doing?" Misao asked.

"Probably asking for more soup" Karou sighed

And he was……..

"Come on, please, just one more bowl!" Sano yelled out," I'm starving here!

"Sorry, but one soup per person" the man said sternly as he was getting tired of this as he sweat dropped anime style. Though, Sano just made a very anime style angry face as he walked or, stomped, off towards Karou.

"Can you believe that guy, he's so inconsiderate!" Sano bellowed, "He won't even give seconds, besides who's going to want anymore anyway, it's shitty soup as it is."

"You see, what did I tell you" Karou giggled as Misao did to. Sano of course, didn't know what the laughter was about as he had a blank face on. Sano then shrugged his shoulders and sat vertically across from Karou.

"So weasel girl, it's nice to see you again, I guess" Sano said as he eyed her food.

"Didn't I tell you to stop calling me a weasel!" Misao barked, though he wasn't paying any attention to her. He was just eyeing her food. Karou saw this and took him by the ear and smacked him.

"Ouch! Why'd you do that missy it hurt!" Sano yelled out in pain.

"Cause you're a pig who doesn't know when to stop!" Karou yelled back.

"Oh if he wants it so bad take it, besides, I'm not even hungry" Misao said as she passed him the soup.

"Alright! Weasel, you're the best!" Sano cried as he shoved his face in the bowl and devoured it. Karou just out her head down as she was quite used to this.

Misao laughed her head off as it reminded her of when Jiya was hungry and was always last to eat.

"So Karou, how did you ever meet up with Sano?" Misao asked.

"Oh god, we met a long time ago, like in kindergarten" Karou said as she looked in deep thought," yes, I remember, it was cause I remember how the kids would try and bully me. I kicked all their asses and Sano saw this and told me he was surprised. He was supposedly the toughest kid there and nobody bothered him."

"Well that I can't see" Misao remarked as she saw Sano licking the bowl now for anything left in it.

"Well, anyways, he said he liked me because of my toughness and we became friends. We never got into anything deeper than that because he was like a brother to me and I a sister to him. He took care of me when I was in trouble or when I was hurt. Especially when my father went, at that time I was only twelve. My mother went when she had me. My dad never went into details in it because it hurt him so much."

"Hey, I know how you feel. I lost my parents to, but I was young when that happened. Probably around two when they got in a car accident, I really don't remember them that much since Jiya and the others took care of me from then."

"That's so sad, I guess we have a lot in common then" Karu said cheerfully as Misao smiled as well. Sano just looked at one to the other as he had missed the whole thing. The girls laughed as a loud bell was heard throughout the camp.

"Oh dang, its already time to go already" Misao sighed as she got up.

"Yea, usually I always wait till it rings" Karou said as she got up as well with Sano.

"Ditto", Misao laughed as Karou laughed with her.

"Alright, let's meet here tomorrow when it's morning okay?" Karou asked.

"Of course, what better things so I have to do anyways," Misao laughed as she walked away waving goodbye. She really did love their company, even if it did cost her from watching Aoshi. Speaking of Aoshi, were did he go to?

Misao looked back at the table that he was in and he wasn't there. He probably is doing whatever he did the other two nights. So Misao walked to her cabin as it was already dark out and had to watch were she was going. Once she entered the cabin, she stretched her arms as did the rest of the people in there as there was seven other people. Misao was thankful and wasn't on bottom, she really didn't trust these guys and felt safer on top. Misao climbed to her bed as she started to fall asleep. But a noise from outside brought her out from going to dream world.

'Grrr, stupid raccoons, wait a minute. Raccoons don't live in deserts."

Curiosity got the best of Misao as she climbed down the ladder and opened the door outside. She went around the house to see a figure all curled up around a wooden board. When she walked closer, she noticed the figure's leg was stuck in with nails threw the leg as blood was coming out. It seemed this figure must have had stepped on it without looking.

"Hey, you, with the leg problem" Misao whispered so he could hear. Okay, maybe whispering you with the leg problem wasn't the best choice, but she didn't know what to do she's never been in this situation.

The figure stood on shaky legs as it was about to fall again, but Misao ran and caught the figure before it did. Misao put the figure on her shoulder to carry it to a medical place. She noticed he was extremely tall, which made it more difficult.

"Misao" the raspy breath said.

'Hey I now that voice, it can't be who I think it is…..'

"Aoshi?" Misao questioned.

Soon enough, was Misao was in the moon light, she saw that Aoshi was the figure. She could tell he was in pain in his eyes, but not in his face.

"Why are you out here Misao?" Aoshi asked, a little bit of pain in his voice.

"I heard a noise and decided to check" Misao said as she felt she was going to cry. His leg was all in thick blood as trail was made by it, with little nails in his leg.

"We have to get these out right away", Misao panicked, but felt a cool hand on her shoulder as she looked at Aoshi, who was also looking at her.

"Misao, listen to me, go back in the cabin-"

"But what about you, I can't leave you here to die Aoshi", Misao said frantically.

"I know Misao, so listen", Aoshi said calmly, "Go back to the cabin and then go under me bed and you will see a box. Grab it and come back out."

"Oh," was all Misao said as she raced inside to help Aoshi.

An hour has gone by and Aoshi and Misao are now in the cabin next to the desk. Aoshi was in the chair as Misao was standing next to him. They had just finished all the bloody mess and bandaged him up with what was in the box. She also able to get all of those dreadful nails out of his body.

"Misao"

"Yea…"

"Thank you….for my leg…." Aoshi said slowly, yet a little husky.

"Well…no…no problem, all part of being in the army right", Misao said confidently.

"It's late, its best if we go to bed now so we don't get in trouble" Aoshi replied.

"Well, wait, can I ask you something" Misao shyly asked.

"Yes"

"Why, were you out there tonight and all those other nights?

Aoshi stood up and sat on his bead, which was on bottom, and replied…

"I was told by Captain Saito that I was to be patrolling the area"

That damned captain, Misao really wished that something could happen to him. For him to just be shot or something, cause he just always makes it worse. It was all because of him that she didn't get to see Aoshi at all. And it was because of him that Aoshi got hurt.

"Well, if you don't mind me asking but maybe…if you want to….you could join us with me and…my friends for dinner tomorrow…." Misao asked nervously.

"Are you asking me on a date?" Aoshi said with an eyebrow. Misao blushed totally and waved her hands up and was saying…..

"No…that….that….was not what I meant at all"

"Well, whatever it may be, I accepted", Aoshi said, as for Misao, she was doing jumping jacks inside her body.

"Well, um, good night then" Misao said as she walked over to her bed and climbed up while hearing Aoshi say good night to her. When Misao got in her bed, she noticed that something was on her pillow. She picked it up and noticed that it was a crane.

'Now how did that get here?'

Misao shrugged her shoulders and fell asleep as she put the crane in her pocket. From the other side of the room, a smile could be seen on Aoshi's face as his thoughts were……

'Hmm, Misao, you are truly a strange and yet beautiful person I've met here. And whether I choose to believe it or not, I truly did enjoy you touching my leg, as well as……….

…..me falling in love with you……

Well, that was probably broke the record of words I've done. I hope this makes up for all the waiting and short chapters I've done. I'm still a little iffy on what might happen next chapter. I'm not sure, but there might be angst in the next one or the one after, cause so far, I don't really don't have any of it in my story so I think I'll try to fit it in next chapter. And if you want, you can voice out your opinions to me and I'll gladly appreciate it. AND THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF MY REVEIWERS!