Author's Note: Hey guys! It's been a while! Sorry, had sooo much homework, we had a minimum of 3 tests a day. Wow! Well, since we're kind enough to update the fic, here goes! Enjoy, guys! Hehehe!
Chapter 3: Breathtaking Moments
An ear-piercing scream shattered the silence, everybody gasped at what they saw, everybody, that is, except for Soujiro and Enishi; they were too intent on the game that they were playing… a beautiful, young woman with a dagger protruding from her shoulder; a fleet-footed teenage girl chasing after a man clothed in black and children screaming and crying in terror gave the impression that all hell broke loose. Police officers and medics rushed to the aid of the hurt woman. They loaded her onto a stretcher and put her in an ambulance. Then, the ambulance zoomed off…
Meanwhile…
'Must get that guy! Can't let him escape from me! C'mon Misao! Faster!' Misao thought to herself.
She was steadily closing the gap between her and the attacker. Just a bit more and she would be able to knock him unconscious… she finally caught up to him and used her kunai to pin the guy to the wall. She went to him and punched him, HARD! He fell limp and it was evident that he was unconscious.
"There! I'll leave you for the police, better go now." Misao said, promising to herself that she wouldn't tell anyone that it was she who had caught the guy. She calmly strolled back into Timezone and acted as if nothing happened. She went to Enishi and Soujiro and watched them compete with each other. She was glad that no one had seen her go after the guy; no one recognized her as the girl who had chased the attacker except for the woman (the victim) who is unconscious and at the verge of death…
At the Yukishiro-Sagara residence…
'That darrrnn Kaoru! Why does she always steal my Ken-san? Why does she always steal his attention? Why can't Kenshin look at me the way he looks at her?' Tomoe thought bitterly. She was all alone in the kitchen drinking coffee and waiting for her younger brother, Enishi.
'But I do have some tricks up my sleeve. And Kaoru will have a taste of it tomorrow when she least expects!' Tomoe smirked at her evil thought. Suddenly, a door closed and what seemed like mumbles could be heard slightly…
"Ne-chan! It's not fair! Soujiro still won!" Enishi cried.
"Hahaha! I thought you weren't coming home 'til you beat him?" Tomoe said with an innocent and sweet smile.
"Yeah, but the mall was gonna close, so we were kicked out." Enishi said, still with a frustrated look on his face.
"You came here alone?" Tomoe asked.
"No, Misao and Soujiro dropped me off here. Gah, I'm gonna sleep already…" Enishi cried out.
"Ok. Goodnight!"
"Night Ne-chan!" and with that, he left.
The next day… (Sunday)
The gang and Yahiko went to church. Since they all go to the same church, except Aoshi, they invited him, and they decided to meet up after the service.
After the service…
"Man! That was a great message! Forgiveness is something I definitely need to work on!" exclaimed Yahiko.
"Yup! You definitely need that, ohoho!" Megumi said, causing Yahiko to get annoyed. The two began bickering while the others ignored them; they were already used to the constant fights between those two. While the others discussed about forgiveness, Tomoe just sulked…
Tomoe's POV
Forgiveness, huh? Why in the world was that the topic! But nevertheless, I won't forgive Kaoru for attempting to steal my Ken-san! All the more I won't apologize to her! She's my enemy! I hate her! There's no way I'll forgive that friggin' girl! She better be prepared to face me!
They were gonna spend the rest of the day at home doing nothing but Sano suggested that they go to the country club so they all hurriedly packed their things and prepared for the overnight. They met at Sano's house, which is actually more like a mansion, and when everyone was there, they went on their way (btw, this is an all-expense paid trip thingy, sponsored, of course, by Sano). In the car, everyone was very noisy except for Aoshi. They ARE excited…
Everyone's thoughts
Megumi: Yes! Sano's the best!
Enishi: Aaahh… finally, rest and relaxation!
Sano: I get to see some beautiful chicks, great!
Tomoe: This is my chance! I'm gonna make Ken-san mine and Ill have my revenge on that Kaoru!
Kenshin: I get to spend time with Kaoru… perfect…
Kaoru: Tomoe hates me… bad feeling… oh well, at least Kenshin's here too…
Soujiro: no thoughts, he just smiles!
Misao: Yapoo! I'm excited! It's gonna be so much fun!
Aoshi: What am I doing…?
Driver: Noisy lil' brats! Oh, Kami-sama, please, PLEASE, shut them all up!
At the club… (No, not that kind of club)
"Waaa! Suteki!" Kaoru commented.
"Heh. I'm glad you like it, Jou-chan. 'Coz it would be good for you and-" Sano didn't finish. Kaoru turned to find Kenshin's elbow on Sano's stomach.
"Kenshin? Is anything the matter?" Kaoru naively said.
"Aa! Iie de gozaru!" Kenshin replied, at the same time withdrawing his arm.
"Gomen ne, Sano!" Kenshin apologized while flashing a warning smile at Sano.
"Ohohoho! Well, we can't stand here all day, now can we?" Megumi interrupted.
"'Course not. Let's get going." Enishi replied. All the others agreed and so they started for their rooms. The room assignments were: Kaoru and Misao; Tomoe and Megumi; Yahiko and Enishi; Aoshi and Soujiro; Kenshin and Sano. They decided to change and meet at the beach in 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes…
"Waaa! Sugoi! Kirei desu!" Kaoru commented,
"Sou… honto ni kirei…" remarked Kenshin while gazing at Kaoru.
"All right! Let's go! Oh, wow! Look at all those chi-" Sano was cut off by Megumi's glare; tension was building up… then…
"Let's go scuba!" an oblivious Misao cheerfully said.
"Hai! Ikou!" Yahiko agreed and with that, the tension was gone. They all decided to rent some gear so that they could go scuba diving; it was their first time, so they had to take a short lesson before actually diving. They were instructed to pair up so that if one person gets into trouble, the other person can help. Tomoe immediately went to Kenshin, preventing him from pairing up with Kaoru. Megumi was with Sano, apparently she had forgotten Sano's, uhm… comment already. Enishi was with Soujiro; Kaoru was with Yahiko and much to Misao's surprise (and delight), Aoshi decided to pair up with her! When Kenshin wasn't looking, Tomoe smirked at Kaoru and Kaoru was baffled.
Kenshin's POV
Mou… Darn it. Too bad Tomoe got to me first. I really looked forward to pairing up with Kaoru… haay…
Flashback
"Alright, once we're underwater, we each need a partner so as to… " before the instructor could finish, Tomoe clung to Kenshin just before Kenshin could go and ask Kaoru to be his partner.
End of Flashback!
"Ok people, let's go!" the instructor… uh… instructed. Tomoe held onto Kenshin, not letting him go for even a second. She clung to him all the time and gazed at his handsome face. Kenshin, on the other hand, was busy thinking of how great it would be if Kaoru was his partner…
They rode a motorboat and after a few minutes, finally arrived at 'the spot'.
"Ok people, listen up, I want you to stay with your partners all the time, you understand?" the instructor ordered sternly. Everyone nodded in unison then into the water they went.
Underwater
'Now is the time…' Tomoe thought evilly. Kenshin was following Kaoru around. Enishi and Soujiro were feeding fishes. Kaoru and Yahiko were swimming around while Aoshi and Misao were staring at a frightened clownfish. Tomoe, for once, let her eyes off Kenshin. She looked around and…
'AHA! There's Kaoru! And she's with… Shinomori! What the! Isn't Misao supposed to be with Shinomori? What's going on?'
Tomoe wasted no time. She slowly bought out a small pocket knife… this is the end for her now…
Meanwhile…
Misao was "resting" for a while, leaning on corals. She never knew scuba diving was so tiring. Yet… beautiful.
'I enjoyed every moment of it… the beautiful fishes and God's creation! And… I feel safe with Aoshi beside me…' Misao couldn't help but blush. She glanced at Aoshi for a second then turned away… she took another intake of oxygen… the gas slowly flowed into her lungs. Suddenly, she noticed something… not only did oxygen flow in but… water as well!
'Oh no! what happened? I… cant breathe!' Misao started to panic… what on earth happened!
Author's Note: Bwahahaha! It's finally finished! The power! Wahahaha! Joke! Now what? I don't know! Hope you guys enjoyed it and sorry for not updating it earlier… very very busy, believe me.