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Engaged.

It is possibly the best word in the dictionary right now, well at least to Misao, it is. She couldn't believe her ears when she heard it. She always knew it was going to happen, just not when. She couldn't believe, Kaoru…engaged!

She squealed again.

"Would you stop?" snapped Misao's newly-engaged best friend, Kaoru, who now wished she kept her mouth shut.

They had cleaning duty today, and Misao wanted to know why Kaoru had leave so quickly off the phone, and so Kaoru told her why before she could stop herself. Now Kaoru was beating her head with the tip of the broom while Misao was swinging and singing and dancing about the room with joy.

"I know I should stop but it's so exciting!" Misao literally jumped in the air.

"You're not helping me clean…" mumbled a now grumpy Kaoru, as she swept the floor. Misao looked at her for a moment, "Are you hurrying so you can go see Kenshin?" Misao sneered. Kaoru made a face, but quickened her pace on the sweeping. Misao laughed.

"So," as Misao collected the trash, "how? When? Where? You must spill everything!"

Kaoru stopped, and before she opened her mouth an idea came. Kaoru turned ever so slowly, with an evil smile curling up on her face, "Do you really wanna know?"

Misao gulped, Kaoru had Kenshin's smile; evil, twisted, and sometimes cruel. It sent shivers down everyone's spine that was in its path. Never the less, Misao nodded.

"Alright then," Kaoru shrugged as she put up the broom. They were finally finished cleaning.

"Come on, I'll tell you outside while we wait." Kaoru motioned Misao toward the door. Every Thursday Misao and Kaoru were to clean the Homeroom, and everything Thursday Kaoru would be picked up by Kenshin and Misao would be picked up by Aoshi.

When they reached the front door, Misao bounced on Kaoru. "Okay now you tell me everything!"

Kaoru stared at her, sighed and said, "There's not that much to tell you. It was normal."

"What do you mean?"

"It was the usual, nothing was abnormal. No new places or new things. We did what we always did." Misao stared, "You mean you went to Wal-Mart…and then Five Guys…and then you went home." Kaoru nodded.

"Well if you want more detail…he called me up Friday saying we were going out. So the next day he picked me up, and we went to Wal-Mart to make fun of people. And there was this really big lady, with a feather boa neckline, hot pink too. It was gorgeous." Kaoru said in sarcasm. Every word that Kaoru was saying, was making Misao more disappointed about this entire engagement…why did she have high expectations?

"…and then after that old guy gave me a wink, I told Kenshin that I was hungry and then he took me to Five Guys, and luckily those boys were there, so I had a fun time."

Misao snapped out of her disappointment for a moment, "You mean the really cute ones?"

"Yeah, I told Megumi that they were there the after Kenshin 'pop' the question."

"You told Megumi about this?!" Misao was shocked, Kaoru told Megumi, Megumi the girl Kaoru couldn't get along with until last year, only because she was going out with Sano. Even still, Kaoru and Megumi had a rocky relationship; because of the way Kaoru treats Kenshin, which isn't that bad…just not to Megumi's taste

Kaoru paused, "Oh yeah…I did tell Megumi about this…now that I'm thinking about this, I thought I told you," Kaoru went into thinking pose, placing her index finger on her chin and looking up, as if this really helps.

"Wait…when did you tell her?" Misao asked. As long as it wasn't to long ago, Misao could get over this…slightly.

"Like two weeks before I had to go to my aunt's house."

"That was like…two months ago."

"Really?" Kaoru asked, "I thought it was like a month ago…"

Something struck Misao, "You mean…you've been engaged for two and half months, and you didn't tell me?" Misao noticed her voice was getting louder and squeaker with every word.

"I thought I texted you..." Kaoru whispered to herself.

"Apparently not," Misao muttered.

"That's right, I texted my grandmother!" Kaoru exclaimed.

Misao stared. She counted to fifty before, as calmly as she could, tell Kaoru something, "Your grandmother doesn't even have a cell phone!" she screamed.

Kaoru froze."Oh yeah," she paused again, "then who did I text? I know I texted someone…"

Misao hit herself. "Just go on, just tell me the rest of the story." She didn't look at Kaoru as she explained the rest of the story.

"Where was I? Oh yeah, well after we ate we went driving and just listen to music, then I had to make it for dinner, so he dropped me off and that's when he asked."

Misao was interested now, now was the part she's been waiting for. "Go on," she told Kaoru, excited.

"Well I went inside, and Mom was just about finished with dinner, and she asked me about my day, I told her the usual. Well, a couple minutes later we sat down for dinner, and Dad and Mom were talking about something that I couldn't care for. Dad asked me if I did anything for something, I really don't remember it was awhile ago. Anyway, so my cell rings." Kaoru stopped to look over at Misao. Misao didn't like how this was going.

"So of course I answered it, and of course it was Kenshin. And he was like, 'my folks won't stop asking me about when I'm gonna ask you to marry me, so…will you?' I was like, 'Yeah'. And that's how we got engaged." Kaoru beamed.

Misao just stared, refusing to look at her friend, and barely noticed the car that pulled up, and Kaoru waving her hand in front of her face. She didn't hear Kaoru saying good-bye.

When Aoshi pulled up, he had to carry Misao in to the car. When she wouldn't talk, he asked, "They told you about the engagement, didn't they?" Misao's screaming confirmed it.

Misao grumbled all the way to the lunch table, nothing nobody did or said made her happy. No even Aoshi and usually all he had to do was just stand there to make her smile.

Luckily Kenshin and Kaoru decided not to go to school today, probably out of fear. Misao sat down across from Megumi who was eating her daily salad and Sano who was eating the second helping of the school's lunch.

Aoshi sat down next to her, looking worried that she might start screaming again. When she didn't he relaxed, and began to eat his lunch, of course giving Misao side glances every bite he ate.

Megumi looked up, realizing it was much to quiet now. She raised an eyebrow when she saw Misao. "What's wrong with her?" Megumi looked over at Sano, who was finishing up his lunch in a not-so-pleasant fashion. Megumi gave him a look.

"What?" he asked, Megumi glared her eyes. Sano realizing his problem fixed it by taking smaller bites.

"Oh, Misao?" Sano said, "Kaoru told her about the engagement."

"Please don't mention it, she still upset." Aoshi mumbled.

Megumi didn't say anything, Sano started laughing. Yahiko sat down next to Sano, with a curious look stretched across his face, "Why isn't Misao talking, usually she's talking up a storm."

"I'm not going." Misao mumbled.

"Where are you not going?" Megumi asked, raising her slim eyebrow. Misao looked up, and watched Megumi for a moment before repeating, "I'm not going to their wedding."

"We're talking about Kenshin and Kaoru aren't we?" Yahiko inquired, looking up at Sano, he nodded, and Yahiko shrugged and picked up his sandwich.

"See," Misao jabbed a finger towards Yahiko, "even he knew. He knew!" Yahiko, in mid-bite, hesitated before saying, "That's because I live down the road from Kenshin and my parents told me. I was bound to find out." Yahiko finally took a chunk out of his food.

"Well anyway," Megumi getting back on the subject, "there's not going to be a wedding." Misao jumped up, shocked.

"They canceled?"

"No, there's just not going to be one." Megumi said.

"I'm confused."

"Didn't Kaoru tell you about the 'wedding' idea?" Sano asked, smiling.

"I don't think she's ready to hear this, Sanosuke." Aoshi said, glaring at him.

"Tell me what?" Misao looked over at Aoshi but looked backed at Sano for an answer.

Sano laughed before telling Misao, "Well there are two options that are open right now. Option one: Vegas," Misao gasped. Vegas was trash weddings, Kaoru can't have a trash wedding. "And Option two…" Sano paused; Megumi was biting her lip, watching Misao and Aoshi, shaking his head wishing Sano didn't say anything. "Do you really wanna know?" Misao nodded. "Alright right, but just squeal until I say so."

"And option two: the idea is, that Kenshin is going to get a ring from gum ball machine, specially a mood ring, then they are going to go to the Downtown Thrift shop, and Kaoru is planning on buying an 80's style grandma's dress, with shoulder pads and sequence. Kenshin is going to buy the ugliest tie and if he can find one a ragged top hat and hobo coat. They plan on taking pictures and sending them to everyone they know, Polaroid style too. And for the finally bit, the preacher that lives down the street from Kenshin, well, they going to bribe him into signing a marriage contract without going through the actually wedding ceremony."

Megumi sighed, hearing the long version of the 'wedding', Sano smiled weakly at Misao, Aoshi just watched Misao, making sure she doesn't have a panic attack, and Yahiko was trying not to choke as he was eating and laughing at the same time. Misao, breathing heavily, stood up and yelled, "I'm gonna kick her ass."

Shouts of laughter followed Misao as she ran out of the lunch room.

"Misao-san! How are you?" Tae shouted as she saw Misao walking up the road toward the Kamiya's house. "I'm fine," Misao lied, smiling, "Is Kaoru here?"

Tae nodded, "They just got back from the big celebration. Did you hear? Well of course you did, you are Kaoru's best friend! Well go on, she's on the deck."

Misao thanked her, and stomped toward the back of the house, Kaoru was in for a good ass-whooping. As she turned the corner, she stopped.

There was Kaoru, in a dark blue cocktail dress, sitting in the lap of her now-fiancé, Kenshin. Kaoru's high-heels that she, more than likely was forced to wear; lay forgetful on the ground as were Kenshin's violet high-tops. Kenshin jacket lay beside him, his tie loose around he's neck, the top collar button appeared unbuttoned. Kenshin arms wrapped loosely around Kaoru's waist, Kaoru's arms wrapped around Kenshin's neck.

They were talking, oblivious of Misao's arrival. Kaoru laughed at something that Kenshin said, Kenshin laughed with her. This was the most intimate Misao has ever seen them. They never even hold hands in front of their friends. It just made Misao smile. She watched as Kenshin kissed Kaoru on the forehead, then her cheek, then her lips. It was a loving kiss something only people can do when they are with the ones they care for. But Misao had to ruin it now, no matter how much she was enjoying the sight.

"Am I interrupting?"

They froze. Kenshin leaned his head toward Kaoru's neck, resting it as he was trying to get over his embarrassment of being caught. Kaoru looked fearful as she looked over to see her best friend, smirking.

"Okay the engagement really did happen the way I told you, I just left out a few things." Kaoru explained quickly.

"A few?"

"Shut up," Kaoru snapped, "and Option Vegas and Option Thrift Store can't happen, even if we want them to…and you're going to be my Maid-of-Honor." She added sweetly.

"I better be." Misao huffed.

Kaoru smiled, as Kenshin kissed her cheek.

Isn't it sweet, loves?
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