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Spending Your Whole Life Waiting…

By: Mimi The Deceitful

Chapter 3: Mischief in the Training Hall

Misao moaned as she tossed and turned on her futon. Aoshi…! She jerked awake at the sound of voices outside. She looked around the room only to find that she was back at the Aoiya. She quickly washed her face and walked out to the front. "Hm…Omasu" She ran up to Misao and placed her palm on her forehead.

"Good, no fever." Misao looked at her questioningly. "I was so worried about you. Did you not get much sleep last night?"

"Sleep…what?" Omasu put her hands on Misao's shoulders and spun her around.

"Wake up Misao-chan. It's the afternoon." Misao's eyes widened.

"Wait, when did we leave Osaka?"

It was morning and Aoshi walked over to the girl's room to see if they were all packed. He stopped outside the Shijo when he heard voices.

"What's wrong with her? Is she sick?"

"No, she doesn't have a fever...hey! Wake up will you?!"

He slowly slid the shoji open and placed his bag on the floor. "What's wrong?" Omasu and Okon both jerked their head in Aoshi's direction.

"It's Misao-chan! She's won't wake up. I've already packed everything up for her and we need to leave now if we want to get back on time." Aoshi nodded and knelt by her futon. He placed his hand on her cheek and began stroking it.

"Misao…it's time to leave." Okon's face lit up when it seemed Misao was waking up. But that didn't last long when she just flipped to the side and went back into slumber. Aoshi sighed and picked up Misao. "You can sleep on me, okay?"

"Ao…shi..s-" She fell right back asleep in his arms. Omasu stood up.

"Poor thing…I don't think she got much sleep last night. What do you think Aoshi?" Aoshi stopped moving and stood there. He then turned around and bowed his head and left the room.

Omasu giggled as she told Misao what happened.

"What?! Why didn't you wake me up after that?!" Misao was already embarrassed about this.

"Because…I thought you'd like being carried by your precious Aoshi-sama. I mean, it was fine for him to carry you but you were certainly abusing the privilege. He didn't put you down until you were sound asleep in your futon." Misao's mouth dropped. She turned red and she certainly felt feverish. Being reminded of Aoshi's touch Misao was forced to remember the event from the previous night. Her hand found its way to her neck. She had always wanted to get closer to Aoshi but she was unprepared for what had happened the night before. She shivered at the realization of her tears. It's because…

"I didn't want him to stop…" She whispered to herself.

"Stop what?" Omasu asked. Misao just smiled awkwardly.

"Nothing. Just talking to myself." Omasu narrowed her eyes not believing her. Misao noticed this then bowed her head. "I just have a lot on my mind. I'm gonna head to training hall." Omasu nodded then paused for a second. She quickly held up her hand.

"Misao-chan! But someone's already-" Omasu sighed as Misao was already out of sight. I tried to warn her.

Misao held out her kunai as she entered the training hall. She closed the shoji and turned around only to find herself dead in her tracks. She found herself face to face with Aoshi neither of them stirring nor making a sound. She glanced at the exposed blade of his kodachi's in his hand. He hadn't once held them since he put them down after the battle with Enishi.

"Your…kodachi's-"

"I had a lot on my mind." Aoshi cut her off as he slid his kodachi's back in its sheath. She then nodded and walked over to the opposite side of the room. She relaxed then took her stance.

"Training?" He asked as his eyes continued to watch her. She felt them but didn't move.

"I…have a lot on my mind." Misao dashed off one foot and threw her kunai at a target. "KANSATSU TOBI KUNAI-!" The kunai's clattered to the ground as Misao stumbled back clutching her ribs. Aoshi walked over to Misao as she reached for her weapons. He held his hand out and she slowly stood up with his help.

"You're in no condition to be doing this." He spoke as emotionless as ever. She glared at him. Misao then took her stance again ignoring his statement.

"KANSATSU-" Aoshi grabbed Misao's wrists and plucked the weapon from her hand. He spoke as soon as he saw her flabbergasted look.

"You're not listening." She then started squirming but his hands grasped her wrists tightly. She then raised her foot to kick him but he spun her around so they were facing each other and pushed her against the wall. "Done yet?"

She smirked. "No." She then loosened her arms from his grip and got ready to attack him but he quickly ended it by palming her at her ribs. She gasped as she clutched at her throbbing injury. She was right back where she started and was at Aoshi's mercy. "Not….fair….!"

"Misao, learn self-control." He took one step closer closing the space between them. Misao didn't know if it was to get her to listen or what. She looked up and met his gaze with her own defiant one. "Don't get over-confident. And don't attack out of anger or conceitedness." He watched almost amused as her expression immediately changed.

"I'm-not-conceited…!" Misao began squirming again. He pushed her harder against the wall.

"See? You're not listening again." She sighed as she realized her defeat. He smirked when he saw her cheeks were flushed. "Nervous?"

"…Are you gonna let me go?" Misao asked as she stopped moving. Aoshi raised an eyebrow.

"Are you going to attack me again?" Misao shook her head. He released her from his iron grip and she relaxed rubbing her wrists. "Did this help clear your mind at all?" She blushed.

"Well, it would have if you'd refrain from pushing me against walls." Misao looked down embarrassed. Aoshi titled his head to the side.

"Well I'd stop if I didn't have to do it." Misao tensed at his words.

"Then learn self-control." He turned to face her almost amused and took a step closer to her. She backed away. "You're doing it again." She whispered as he continued moving closer.

"Are you going to stop me?" He asked. Misao backed up another step against the wall as he closed the space between them once again. Misao felt her heart beating ten times faster than normal. This was all she ever wanted and she didn't have to do anything except smash her ribs against a railing.

"Maybe I won't…" She replied giving him the same amused look. He placed his hand on her face and titled her chin upwards to face him.

"Then maybe I will." He replied.

"Maybe I don't want you to." Misao smiled as she sub-consciously licked her lips. Aoshi eyes flickered with amusement when he saw this. He reached to the right of her and slowly slid the shoji shut.

"No interruptions this time then…" Misao closed her eyes when she felt Aoshi gently caress her lips with his own. Her first kiss she only pictured with one person and here she was getting more than she expected. He kissed her lightly knowing it was her first kiss despite his intentions. He slowly began to pull away but stopped as he felt Misao's arms find its way around his neck wanting more. Aoshi moved his hands around her petite waist answering her. He then began to deepen the kiss coaxing her lips to part with his tongue satisfying his own hunger. Surprised by Misao's forwardness he stumbled back a little when she pushed herself harder against him.

"Mhn…" Misao moaned as Aoshi hoisted her up off the ground. They then parted gasping for breath as he gently laid her on the wooden floor. Misao reached her hand up and rested them on his shoulders. "Don't stop…" It almost sounded like a plea. Aoshi eyes changed emotions as he was letting his undying hunger for her take over. He couldn't stop himself now with her offering herself to him like that. She moaned as his gentle kisses soon changed into fierce ones. His hands found its way to her shoulders and began slowly parting her uniform as his lips followed the path that was opening to him. Misao cupped his head with her hands not letting him pull away.

Once the binding on her breasts were revealed Aoshi reached over and grabbed one of her fallen kunai. "Aoshi…?" Misao questioned as she stared at her weapon in his hand.

"Sh…" Aoshi then placed his lips on hers preventing any further speaking. He carefully slipped the tip of the kunai underneath the cloth and slowly dragged it up her chest. Misao shivered at the feel of the cold blade sliding up her skin. Aoshi continued brushing his lips down her chest parting the binding as he did so. She felt her body go limp once the binding was finally separated. It slowly fell off her skin lying on the ground beneath her. Before he could do anymore Misao grabbed at his training shirt and started undoing the buttons. Aoshi helped her pull it off but was startled when Misao pulled him down ultimately ending with her on top. She lied down bringing her face close as she caressed his scars with her kisses. Misao smiled at the sound of his disgruntled moan as her breasts pressed them selves against his chest. Aoshi's hand reached behind her back and pulled her closer to him.

They both suddenly froze when they heard noises on the other side of the shoji. They held their breath as the two familiar voices began speaking.

"Well Misao said she was going to the training hall but I don't hear anything. Maybe she went to the temple to look for Aoshi?" Omasu asked.

"Probably. She needs to hurry up. We can't keep waiting forever, I'm hungry!" Okina replied. The two of them sighed when the voices disappeared from the door. Aoshi sat up and Misao rested her head again his chest. There was an awkward silence as neither of them didn't want to be the first to speak. Misao clenched her fists in her lap. She felt her hands shaking from nervousness but gradually opened her mouth wide enough to talk.

"Aoshi-sama…?" He looked down at her questioningly.

"Yes?"

She lowered her eyes from his gaze and looked the other way. She felt dizzy but determined to let it out. "I…love you." She closed her eyes not wanting to see his reaction. "Aoshi-sama, I love you a lot."

To be continued in Chapter 4!

Author's note:

-So Kimi-chan? How was that for a chapter?

-Aoshi is a pretty controlled guy but Misao just drives him crazy.

-Reviews and criticism is ultimately welcome. If I made any mistakes feel free to point it out.

-I love getting emails about the sudden lemon changing into a not-lemon. Geez u perverted people. Get over it.

-Sorry about the sudden change in format. I just didn't feel like indenting every new paragraph. Cut me some slack.

-AND ALSO A SURPRISE APPERARENCE FROM THE TENKEN HIMSELF! It's strange how I suddenly decided to turn this into an AoshixMisaoxSoujiro FanFic. I'm evil.

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