Grey shades of life

By Charmed wolf

Disclaimer: I do not own Rurouni Kenshin or Naruto characters…sowwy…

Tragedy.

Good evening, I did say I would return to finish out my story of my life, as you can see much of my life was filled with tragedy. Fugaku always had come to check on my great uncle and I; it was then that he started to see the change that was happening with me. "Sokiya-san, it worries me to see your nephew acting like that at such a young age," he said to my great uncle, it was a little troublesome for me to hear them talking about me like that. Fugaku knew it wasn't my fault for the change I had been going through, Sasuke and I started to understand each other's pain.

He lost his clan and thought his brother had done it, and that wasn't the case now because Itachi-sensei never really did it. "Aoshi-kun, I think we understand each other's pain," as what Sasuke said to me when we were 8 years old, of course, Sasuke now has to active his Sharingan to copy his opponent's moves, except for that one time when Itachi-sensei and our team had to go to the Waves Country.

I always knew that Itachi-sensei was going to throw away his life to protect his team and the bridge builder, Tazuna, Sasuke was surprised to hear his brother say that. "Itachi-sensei, would you really protect your team?" Misao had asked, Itachi-sensei just smiled then faced Zabuza the first time with the Sharingan; I was ready to help out our sensei when he was caught in that water prison.

We completed that mission successfully anyway, each of us have had our own strength to do our best at protecting each other. Then my great uncle died the day after the Chuunin Exams started, I felt upset that I'd have go live with my uncle on the other side of Konoha. 'It not really fair that I have to live with an alcoholic uncle,' I would think until I felt a gentle hand from my Jounin teacher, I had looked up and just to see Sasuke and Itachi-sensei standing next to me. Then my aunt came to pick me up after my uncle died after battling an illness after drinking for a long time. "My, Aoshi-kun, you have grown up a lot," my aunt smiled at me, I felt more at ease with my aunt than I did of my uncle.

"Kaira-baasan, it's always good to see you," I just smiled; it was only a ghost of a smile on my lips as I attempted to smile at my aunt. She knew it was hard because I had lost my parents, if you can see the pain; it's so you know where I'm from. Well, I did get to stay with Misao too at the only inn in Konohagakure, that was a real treat to be with the kunoichi of team 7. "Aoshi-sama, what are you doing here?" I thought I saw Misao blush as she asked me, and yet she did blush because she was shy around Sasuke and I. Well, she should get use to me living in the same place as she does; besides, she's cuter when she blushes like that when either Sasuke or I is around.

"I guess I'm ready to take on the challenge to become a Chuunin," I quietly said to Misao, now with Itachi-sensei teaching us, I was worried when Sasuke got bitten by Orochimaru.

"It does make a difference to our team when Misao and I are worried about you, Sasuke," I said and Misao was agreeing with that, I could tell that Itachi-sensei was getting worried. Sasuke's fight was first and yet he won it, then Itachi-sensei took his brother back to seal up Curse Seal. That seal is fueled by your will, I wonder if Sasuke would hold his will to the seal. "Aoshi, Misao, you two shouldn't be so worried," our sensei told us, but that didn't mean to stop being cautious.

Misao came to me with tears in her eyes to find Sasuke and bring him back; I held her close whispering in her ear that I'd do my best to find Sasuke. "Shikamaru, so who else will be joining us?" I asked, he simply pulled out a bag of chips. It was just it was just then Chouji appeared and took the last chip, I just approved of Chouji to come with to help get Sasuke back. Then Neji and Inuzuka Kiba joined us to help get, four out of five fights won for Konohagakure.

"Sasuke, wait!" I exclaimed as he continued on toward the border, so I had a little help from Rock Lee in this fight. This was for Misao and I don't want to disappoint her, it would mean her being upset.

The Border fight…that could have killed me if Itachi-sensei hadn't found me then, it was terrible now that Sasuke had left for Orochimaru and the Hidden Sound. "Itachi-sensei…" I barely made out, but all I heard was a gentle voice from my sensei. Then, medic nins came to see how I was, I knew I wasn't fine, but I knew I was going to be going to be okay…

When I awoke, I saw Misao and a familiar site by the bed, I was wondering why Sasuke was by my bed. Then it hit me, Sasuke never left in the first place, it made me feel better to know that my best friend wouldn't hurt me nor have others hurt. "Sasuke, I thought you'd like to train when I'm better," I said starting to feel drowsy, Misao just covered me to let me rest.

About a week later, I was back to training with Sasuke and Misao, in a couple years will be the Jounin exams. "Aoshi, we been selected for the Jounin exams," Sasuke said, I went to the list of potential Jounins. It took us three tries to become Jounins, before that, I joined the ANBU with Sasuke and Misao. It was tough and we all got through, I felt like how my father did when he joined the ANBU and by then, he was already a Jounin. I took up with the assassination squads; I was still working on becoming a Jounin…I always made it to mark it in my diary before I would sleep.

Beyond the tears that I have cried when my father died, yet I thought my mother had fallen in the same fate as my father. Once an enemy now a friend had tried to stop this from happening to my family, and his family was once had been hard core vampire hunters. This is not was should have happened, leaving me alone and scared in a world unfamiliar. "Aoshi—oh, I didn't know you were writing in your diary," Misao said, I looked at Misao for a bit before going out to the finals with Misao and Sasuke…last chance to become Jounin and to see Misao.

I sighed as my turn came up, then I saw a red headed young man in the stands watching. His name was Himura Kenshin, he wasn't for the Sound or any ninja village, and he was from Kyoto to hire a ninja.

His master, Kogoro Katsura, was with him to watch the fights; I also noticed Misao wasn't in the stands with the Hyuuga girl, Hinata. "Sasuke, something isn't right," I told him; he already had noticed it before I said anything. He was trying to scan the stands for Misao and didn't see her, he was just as concerned as I was if not more so. "I know, Aoshi-kun, we'll have to look after your fight," I just simply nodded since I knew what he had in mind; I went down to the ring to face my opponent.

After I came back up to the stands to find that Himura was taking with Sasuke, I knew I want Himura's help to find Misao and fast. He must have known that I was very worried about Misao; I was worried that something might have happened to her that I dread happening to her…

"Misao, my life I should have told you this…" I started when I heard her weak voice; I made myself go over to her badly broken body. I didn't want Misao to talk before Himura and Sasuke got to us, but not that she wouldn't listen; she told me something that was on her heart. "Aoshi-sama, I love you…" then after her final words she went limp in my arms, I looked up see Himura and Sasuke coming running on to help. I just shook my head to tell them that Misao died, everyone of Konoha and Himura Kenshin was at her funeral and yet I don't think there was a dry eye that day.

"Sasuke, we made it to Jounin but at a price," I said after our promotion by the Hokage, only one regret I had is that I wish to have told Misao that I love her and care for her very deeply.

I sadly sat in my room writing in my diary to pass the time away, I didn't want the ink washing away with my tears from my eyes. With tears like rain falling like blood, I sound like a poet when I say that. Himura was kind enough to stay after Misao's funeral, even he offered me something that I value so much, and that was a friendship. Which I gladly had accepted his offer, for Misao's sake and mine, just to keep myself from falling into depression and despair.

Sasuke didn't stop coming over after Misao died, on contrary; he came over to train with me with Himura watching. "It's January now and your birthday," Himura said, it was nice of him to come and visit me on my 15th birthday. We, consisting of Himura Kenshin, Uchiha Sasuke and myself, were going to watch a movie to help me to take my mind off Misao. She's no longer here, but she would never be forgotten, well, not in my mind at least now.

The sun will always shine and the days will always continue to come after someone you cared for had died, a month and a week ago, I lost my Makimachi Misao. Sasuke and I always included Misao in our games and training, I noticed that she only lived with Okina after her parents and grandfather died. I guess we were the team that each lost something, and that Sasuke and I liked Misao for who she was, if she was alive, I would have told her that I loved her. "Aoshi, I hope you are going to come out of your room, that I do," Himura said, when I stepped out to take a bath. I was just getting ready for the night; I had a bad feeling about that night then.

Sasuke came over to get us to head over to the movie theater to see the movie, but after the movie, I was lured into the alley and then bitten, by a vampiress. I'm now to this day a vampire, yet it doesn't bother Sasuke or Himura at all.

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