Makimachi Misao

Journal Entry 7: What to do?

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:13:03 GMT

It seems like I'll need to go home after all or at least that's what Jii-chan is hoping for. This...this is rather unexpected. Jii-chan is concerned and so is Aoshi, they have a good enough reason to be like this, but I can't help, but disagree. Going home won't change anything...and I really don't want to go, not now...

Of course if I don't go, Aoshi might just come and pick up and that will result in disaster. I don't have any patience to deal with him right now, in fact I do not have any patience to deal with anyone or any of these things right now.

I think I just need some fresh air. I'm quite tempted to ditch the school for a few days, I might just do that. It wouldn't be the first time I decided to go on my own for a few days.

Journal Entry 6: Complications

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:57:12 GMT

Jii-chan insists on me going home during the break, but I just don't feel like it. Normally I would jump for the opportunity to go home, but right now I prefer to stay here. It's less complicated.

It's probably to be expected though after that argument with Aoshi. The man is just insufferable. He has no right to tell me who I'm allowed to hang out with. It's plain absurd. Of course according to him, he's never wrong and I should obey his orders. Like I would do that. It's better if I allow things to cool off between us.

I might fly back to celebrate new year with my family, but I don't think that I'll be going home earlier than that.

I do wish that this winter would pass by quick though. I just do not enjoy the cold and it brings forth memories that I wish to forget. The snow is white, pure and beautiful that is true, but the chill and whiteness reminds me of eternal slumber and death.

I just hate winter.

[unhackable]

Aoshi is worried about me spending too much time with Azuma. As expected he was not pleased with the information that he found about the boy. He's certain that I will only get into trouble if I choose to stay at Azuma's side.

It makes me wonder if perhaps I might have been too impulsive in telling Azuma what I did. Still I just can't abandon him now, not after I assured him that I wouldn't walk away. I meant what I said...I understand him a little bit more...but there are just so many walls between us. So many secrets...

I have to admit that spending time with him is always enjoyable...still sometimes I wonder if he's truthful about the things he says and does. I'm afraid that I'm allowing him too close to me...it's ridiculous to admit, but even his touch seems familiar now...

It's wrong and yet I wish to be help him...but I'm not sure if he will allow this.

His mask deters me from getting closer.

I just don't know what to think anymore...

I must be crazy though...I can't get too involved, but after that day I don't think I can just walk away anymore.

[/unhackable]

Voice Message

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:56:12 GMT

[start message]

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! [singing]

Busu, shut up! You're going to make us deaf with your horrible singing!

Why, you little brat. [[sounds of things breaking]] Come here you little twerp, I'm going to break this bokken on your head. [[crashing sound]]

Kaoru calm down, don't hurt Yahiko too much. [[pause]] Misao-san, I wish you all the best on this day. We all miss you. Is everything alright there? Are you safe? I mean...[[pause]]

Don't worry Kenshin, I'm just going to maim him! [[screaming]]

Kenshin, help!! [[another crashing sound and painful groans and cries]]

Ah, excuse me for a moment. I need to go help Yahiko. [[another crash in the background, followed by screaming and yelling]]

Is this thing on? Weasel are you there? This is Megumi, if you haven't noticed. Happy birthday, I do hope you're taking care of yourself and hopefully you've learned to be a little more feminine. Ohohoho. I almost forgot, your dear grandfather mentioned something about a boy...who is he? Is he handsome? Did you threaten him to go out with you? Ohohoho!

Fox, stop annoying the weasel.

Oh, shut up Sano, you know that you're just as curious as I am.

Am not!

[[sighs]] The rooster-head sends his best wishes.

I'm not a rooster-head!

[[argument in the background]]

You two, give me the phone and go fight somewhere else. [[pause]] Ugh, Misao-chan, sorry about that. You know very well, how things are around here. It's a circus!! [[groans]]

Anyway I really wish you were here. I can't express how much I miss you. So hurry up back already. Life isn't the same without you here. So umm...happy birthday again and well I hope you have lots of fun this day. Remember to send me lots of pictures. Oh and I want a picture of this young man that Okina speaks of. I'm glad you're moving on. Is he handsome?

[[sound in the background]] Umm...got to go. Yahiko is a being a drama queen. I didn't even hit him that hard.

So later, hope you call me soon. Bye Misao-chan!

[end message]

Journal Entry: No more playing around

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:01:41 GMT

I've neglected my duties long enough.

Time to get back on track and sort through this whole mess.

Journal Entry: Evil Nosy Grandfather

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:21:31 GMT

Someone just shoot me.

How the hell did Jii-chan find out about Azuma? And what exactly is that man thinking?

Pretty boy is going to murder me.

I'm so dead.

~~Hopefully Jii-chan won't find out about the whole dark alleyway thing.~~

Yes, I'm dead.

Ugh, I really don't need these distractions or complications right now.

Email Okon [Unhackable]

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:01:20 GMT

Dear Okon,

I need a favor. Can you find me some information on the Yunoki family. If it's possible I need to know who the head of the family is. ~~Like why people are following Azuma and I, not to mention why the freaking pictures!~~

Don't tell Jii-chan though. You know him, he'll won't stop pestering me. I know that you'll probably wonder why I want this information. I can assure you, it has nothing to do with missions or any of the files that I'm working on. Ummm...just curiosity about one of my classmates, nothing more.

I'll be really grateful if you help me out.

Let me know what you find.

Thanks and take care.

Misao

[Phone Call] Weasels and Wolves just don't seem to get along...[unhackable]

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:33:38 GMT

Ugh, I must be crazy for doing this. Like walking in a lion's den. Well, here goes nothing. I hope that wolf picks up.

[start call]

Hello, Saitou? Saitou are you there?

[sigh] What do I owe the pleasure of you calling me Weasel?

Oh, can it, I know you know perfectly well why I'm calling you.

To bug me and waste my time.

Oh shut it, can't you be nice for once?

I don't have time to waste on being nice. I have much more important things to do than to be friendly to an annoying, childish weasel like you.

Ugh! You're such an idiot.

Watch your mouth, weasel-girl. I'm not in the mood for your idiocy. Now tell me what you want to know and hurry up.

[grumble] Fine, fine, God, you're such an insufferable jerk.

Time is running out, you'd better hurry.

Yeah, yeah, I know. Ummm...Jii-chan told me you have the more elaborate Kanryu files.

The pathetic and cowardice mob boss. What about him?

Can you send them to me?

No.

Why? Oh come on Saitou. Can't you help me on this?

No. It's official police business, I do not need you sticking your nose where you don't belong.

Wait, just a minute. This concerns me, more than it concerns you. So don't...

Weasel, you're allowing those petty emotions get in the way, it will get you killed idiot.

My feelings are not petty! He...Don't tell me you wouldn't do the same thing.

Unlike you, I separate my personal feelings from my job.

Liar! If that was the case, you wouldn't be so obsessed with Batoussai!

You speak of what you do not know of.

[snort] Yeah, right. You can't even let go of a old grudge.

[annoyed sound] I do not have to explain myself to a worthless brainless child like you.

What did you say?

Stupid and deaf, you'll certainly make a good wife to your precious Aoshi-sama some day.

Oh shut up, you don't know what you're speaking of.

What? Still sour that your Aoshi-sama did not return your feelings. I can't say I'm surprised.

Go to hell!

Is that the best you can come up with? Utterly pathetic. I can see that the oniwabanshu is doomed under your leadership.

Bastard! How dare you?

I speak only the truth. Unlike those idiotic family of yours, I don't have qualms about pointing out the obvious.

You have no right to say these things to me.

Hn, what's the matter did I hurt your feelings? Grow up, little girl.

Shut up...

[Silence]

[sigh] Suck it up, weasel. If you allow words to affect you this way, than I'm certain I'll find your corpse lying around one of these days.

[dry laughter] You're still a bastard.

I know. [amused voice]

Will you send me the files?

Will you allow your feelings to cloud your jugdement?

...

Then my answer is still no.

I hate you.

[chuckles] I know. Now stop bothering me, I still have work to do.

Ugh, fine! I won't stop pestering you though. I will keep calling you.

I'll turn off my cellphone.

Don't make me hack into your computer.

You can try. I can always throw you in jail like last time.

Cocky bigheaded jerk.

Your sweet words touch my heart.

UGH!

Bye weasel

[end call]

Journal Entry 3: Time flies by

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:48:26 GMT

I forgot completely about this picture. Kaoru just send it to me. She's the girl sitting at the stairs. This picture certainly brings back memories. She's adamant about coming home so that we can celebrate my birthday together, but I'm not sure yet. Ha, time flies, I can't believe I'm turning 17 the 25th of this month. One more year and I'm 18.

Hmm...one more year.

Journal Entry 2: Magic People, Voodo People!

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:30:19 GMT

Halloween Ball is almost here. Hinata-chan and I already have our costumes. I just know that we're going to have fun.

Anyone who's going to be at the ball, feel free to approach us, that is if you can recognize us. We're not about to make this easy people. Incognito can be extremely entertaining. Who knows I might even be flirting with you and you wouldn't even know it was me. Hahaha

Doesn't that sound like fun?

Trick or treat people?

It's one night to be mischievous, so do enjoy yourselves.

Journal Entry 1: Stand up, the time is now, look at the faces in the crowd,

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:06:05 GMT

Well, it seems that I might just be missing a whole week of school again. I swear that the school administration is going to kick me out one of these days. Another case to handle, Takeda Kanryu, he has escaped from prison. I can't allow Aoshi to go after him, knowing him he will allow his emotions to rule his judgement. Ironically I might not be any different. He's the man that killed my mentors. I've only seen him in pictures, but it's enough to fuel that what seems to be growing in me. Do I hate him? Most likely.

Am I afraid to admit this? No...

Perhaps I might be cautious of what these feelings can lead to, but I'm willing to find out. I can't allow Aoshi to lead this case...we might just lose him again. I'm not willing to risk this...not again. He might have overcome the guilt, but I fear that this will bring him once again to the breaking point.

I'm not going to allow this to happen.

It just seems that these days aren't exactly the best for me though. There's the matter of still needing to speak to Uchiha. Everything points that the Akatsuki are here. From the information that I got so is Itachi, Sasuke's brother, which brings me to what to do next. The younger Uchiha's motives are unknown to me. Hate, possible, vengeance, might be as well, but I wouldn't be able to tell. The man is not readable and truthfully I might not want to read him either...

I must admit though that a part of me wants to stand aside and allow him to do what he wants, but another part of me, just can't. I really need to speak to him soon.

And to think Okina send me here, because he thought that this would be a safer and more quiet place for me. Quite ironic.

For now though I think I will probably go running. The walls feels too constricting. Am I the only one that needs to run?

Most likely.

Enough of this for now, a run will do good.

It looks like I will sneaking out again tonight.

Email Okina [unhackable]

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:43:13 GMT

Dear, Jii-chan,

Do you mind telling me why my inbox is suddenly filled with these new files? I have enough school work as it is and these aren't exactly the easiest cases. Besides the last time I asked to be able to peruse the family archive, you were very adamant about saying no. So do you mind explaining the change in opinion?

Love,

Misao

P.S. I have a favor to ask, I need some information, but I'll probably let you know later.

Personality

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:54:44 GMT

Misao's personality might seem easy to explain, but in reality it's more complicated than that. There are in fact to sides to her personality, the childish, innocent and often naive one and the mature, calculating and sometimes even brooding one.

At first glance Misao would seem like a normal young woman, perhaps a bit of a tomboy, but still quite normal in everything she does. Standing at a mere 4'10" (149 cm) and weighing a measly 37 kg, Misao’s petite and thin body is a complete contrast to her large personality. With a constant little smile on her lips and a playful skip in her steps, she’s the perfect picture of mischief and trouble. Lively, loud and overly cheerful, Misao is a playful young woman with a penchant for mischief and a unexplainable magnetism for trouble. Trouble in her case or at least when back home, trouble for Misao meant street fights and sneaking out.

Like many children of her age, she did go through the whole rebellious phase, but unlike most, this girl knew how to use weapons, was an expert at stealth and knew how to pick locks. As expected it's quite an understatement to say that she was quite a pain in the ass and her grandfather did have his hands full with her.

Fortunately by the time she was fifteen, things seem to normalize for her and she started to take the oniwabanshu more seriously, that still doesn't mean that she's lost her rebellious streak. Misao isn't exactly known for being obedient. She loves her freedom and it's probably one of the most important things to her, hence why she feels too caged at White Ridge. It's also no wonder that she does sneak out most of the times, if only to feel free for a brief moment.

When it comes down to it, there are times that Misao is afraid of that large responsibility that has been thrust on her shoulders. Like any other person her age, she does yearn for that freedom that she will never truly have, but those thoughts are soon pushed away. She's proud of her heritage and the job that will be entrusted to her. She knows that she can do it and she'll make sure to give it her all.
Considering all her personality traits, it's also no surprise that it’s in Misao's nature to be extremely protective of those she considers her friends and family, she’s quick to defend them and does not back down at all. Peculiarly enough family to Misao does not only mean blood related, most of the people that she calls her family are in fact not the blood related at all to her.

Back to her protective and often semi-aggressive nature, not nicknamed weasel for nothing, Misao has a hot temper that many do not want to exposed to. She’s not shy about letting others know what she thinks. She’s very open, outspoken and expressive, so it’s often easy to see what she’s thinking or feeling, at least when she allows her walls down.

Still all playfulness aside, there's that other side of Misao, the one that only the future leader of the oniwabanshu can possess. Smart, calculating and even emotionless at times, a strong fighter in her own right, she can be a force to be reckoned with. When she reverts to this side, she's willing to give up her own life to save others, but there's also a disadvantage to this side of her personality. When things don't go her way, she can draw back into herself and feel jaded. It has to be remarked though that her moods don't change very easily, but when really depressed Misao can feel completely broken.

Something that can bring her down is the feeling of helplessness. With a too big of a heart, she has the tendency to want to help everyone, even those that do not deserve it or do not want it and when she fails at this she often reverts to the quiet and silent Misao that not many know. Yet that doesn't mean that she won't recover, it will just take time.

The thing about Misao is that she always analyzes her feelings, even if at times she wants to berate herself for having done stupid things or acted without thinking. Her impulsiveness cannot be discarded, but she's working on controlling it. In the past she has made some mistakes that had cost her and she's not about to repeat them again.

It is true that in a sense Misao is a very passionate person and that seems to be especially the case when it comes to martial arts. Having been taught this art since a very young age, Misao is rather good at hand to hand combat and is quite agile, quick and takes her lessons very seriously. Her weapons of choice is the kunai, but she can handle quite a few other weapons as well, tonfa, tanto, bo, only to name a few. She's even capable of making explosives. Add the fact that she’s a bit of a tomboy and you can be certain that she does not mind getting down and dirty so to speak and when training she will give it her all, just like she does with everything else she does.

Besides martial arts, Misao also likes to listen to music, which often consists out of rock and metal. She absolutely detest the girly pop sound.

To delve a bit deeper though in her personality, Misao often chooses to keeps her darker and painful feelings to herself. She doesn’t always open up to others. It’s not like she doesn’t trust people, it’s just that she doesn’t want to appear weak. She’s already thinking of her future role. A leader cannot allow herself to be influenced by her feelings. Many people will count on her and it’s her job to keep them save.

An example of something that she hasn’t shared with anyone and that still pains her quite a bit is the loss of her mentors. She wasn't there to help them and no matter how much she tries to deny that stinging feeling it's still there, eating under the surface. She wants atonement, she wants revenge, but a part of her is scared to hate the man who took them away from her. In a way she still hasn’t resolved this issue. It will take time.

As you can see there are many different facets of her personality and she keeps changing more and more each day. Her life as the future leader of the oniwabanshu continually presents her with different situations that influence her one way or another. She tries to stay herself, but even she isn’t naive enough to expect to stay the same.

Yet all things aside, Misao will always be herself. She won't pretend to be someone else just to please others.

Appearance

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:53:16 GMT

Standing at a mere 4'10" (149 cm) and weighing a measly 37 kg, Misao is very petite and thin, but that doesn't change the fact that she’s much stronger than she looks. Years of martial arts training have given her a very lean almost feline like body, unfortunately for Misao she’s has been teased too many times at having the body of a boy. Sadly the girl is rather limited when it comes to the chest area and even if it does bother her at times, she knows that big boobs would only hinder her when fighting.

As far as her looks go, Misao does have the typical Asian features, but it’s clearly mixed with the European touch, which she has inherited from her grandmother who was German, the perfect example being her eyes, which are a striking shade of emerald and that are framed by long dark lashes. Her features in general are quite soft and child-like, from her large eyes to small mouth, Misao can be considered pretty, but to her looks don’t really matter, not when you’re fighting to stay alive.

Her skin is relatively fair, even if the constant exposure to the sun has made sure that her skin is a healthy light tanned color. This same pale shade color skin seems to bring out her dark raven colored hair that often seems almost navy blue in the sunlight. Her long hair and I do mean long, is most of times kept in a long neat braid that reaches just below her bottom. Her bangs on the other hand are quite unruly, wild and seem to stick out in different places, some fall in her eyes and some reach even reach her shoulders, framing her hearts-shaped face.
When it comes to clothes, Misao usually prefers pants and shorts to dresses any day. Somewhat of a tomboy, Misao always thinks about comfort and the need to run or fight if necessary, fighting in dresses is embarrassing and in kimono just plain impossible and believe me she knows from experience. Still that doesn’t change the fact that she will don the occasional dress or kimono if the occasion demands it, but hell don’t expect her to wear heels, that’s a big no in her book.

Misao also tends to show quite a bit of skin when training. It’s not like she enjoys showing off, it’s just that she prefers to be unrestricted, from shorts and tank tops, she always chooses clothes that are also very comfortable.

Her oniwabanshu outfit is both a mix of modern and traditional clothing. The outfit consists out of a pair of shorts that leave most of her long legs bare, a sleeveless shirt that resembles a sleeveless kimono-top and a large obi that wraps around her waist. The Asian touch is not hard to miss. The last touches are the traditional martial arts shoes, arm-guards and sleeveless gloves.

History

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:12:58 GMT

Misao was born on 25 November 1990 in Kyoto, Japan. Her father ran the family dojo, while her mother was a stay at home mom. They seemed like the typical family, but it was the farthest from the truth. About two years after she was born, both of her parents died in a car accident or at least it seemed like an accident, something that her grandfather and not even Misao herself are quite certain about.

Left parentless, her grandfather quickly stepped in and took her under his wing, with the help of Aoshi, Okina's adoptive son, they raised Misao and slowly but surely introduced her to their world and the one that one day would become hers.

Okina

Aoshi

While to most the Makimachis still seemed like the most normal family, this was just a cover. Her grandfather Okina was in fact the leader of the oniwabanshu, an underground organization that made sure to track, apprehend and sometimes even judge the most dangerous and vile criminals, in most cases it's those criminals that are the hardest to catch or that have one way or another escaped the authorities so far. The organization itself has existed since the Meji era and through the ages it has been thought to be a myth. The organization is continually mentioned in history books, but no one has been able to find proof of their existence. Only those involved in the underworld or perhaps the martial arts world know of them and both respect and fear them. It has to be noted though that oniwabanshu has ties to both the police force as the yakuza. It’s clear to Okina, Misao’s grandfather that they should use all of their resources to accomplish their goals, not to mention that nothing is black and white.

Considering all of this, as expected Misao’s childhood was quite different. While most kids her age played outside, Misao was training in the dojo, perfecting different styles of fighting and learning to use different weapons. Still it was not all physical training, in fact Misao had to learn quite a few different languages and strategies and techniques. Many things were expected of her and even if at that time she didn’t quite understand why, she was an avid student and excelled at everything that was presented to her. She wanted to be the best and she wanted to make her grandfather, Aoshi and her mentors proud.

As said before it was only natural that Misao didn’t quite understand what it meant to be a member of the oniwabanshu at first, but slowly she grew to understand it, not to mention that being her grandfather’s granddaughter, she would also take over as leader of the organization one day. This is something that Misao both looks forward to and in a way fears. She’s not certain if she’s good enough or not. She has her doubts, but she tries to ignore them as much as she can.

When Misao was about fourteen though something went wrong, her four mentors Han’nya, Shikijou, Hyottoko and Beshimi were all killed on a mission. It was the second greatest loss to her, the first one being her parents. It was at that moment that Misao came to truly understand what her job was really about. Until that instance it had always seem like a game to her or not exactly a game, but they would always win and everyone was always going to be okay, but she was proven wrong.

This loss did affect her, as consequence, she became more and more involved with the oniwabanshu even if her grandfather tried to stop her. It was still clear that she was affected by the loss, she was being reckless and she would get hurt. Her grandfather was proven right a few months after she turned sixteen. It was a complicated mission and unfortunately everything went wrong. In the end Misao took a bullet for one of her comrades and luckily survived, but by then her grandfather had enough.

Not being able to see Misao endanger herself any longer, he chose to enlist her at White Ridge Academy. Misao was angry at first and even tried to run away, but in the end she slowly realized why they were doing this to her. It was her fault. She had in the end brought this upon herself and the shame to have almost cost a friend his life was enough to make her passively do as her grandfather instructed. It took her a few weeks to snap out of this dark mood, but she quickly overcame it and continued forward. Many things happened in the first year though, the murders being the most prominent ones. There’s a part of her that still resents not having been able to do anything about them, but another part has chosen to forget. There was nothing she could do...

Now it’s been two years since she’s been at White Ridge. Strangely enough she has grown accustomed to her new home. She still yearns to go back to Japan, but for now she will wait. She’s not sure if she will continue to White Ridge University after this though, seeing that when she turns eighteen she will officially be able to take over the organization. It will be a turning point in her life and she’s not even sure how it will turn out...but as expected she’s looking forward to the new challenge and this new chapter in her life.

Still whatever happens in her life, she will never forget her four mentors that taught her so much.

Han'nya Shikijo

Hyotokko Beshimi

[OOC: The information about Oniwabanshu is not hackable. Misao to most will just be a normal student. Only those involved one way with the martial arts world, but most importantly the underworld would know of her family...and yet it could be just as well that even if they know of the oniwabanshu, they won't know about Misao. If you want to be one of those people to somehow know about the oniwabanshu, just let me know and we can discuss it.]

Blog entry 1

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:48:13 GMT

Well, I can't believe I'm doing this, but I guess anything is better than this boredom. Apparently writing things out, actually help. Oh, I have too much to write, if I'm truthful. Most won't make sense, but well I never really made sense before. I'm perfectly imperfect and understandably complicated.

Life at White Ridge hasn't been exactly what I was expecting. People and circumstances have been far from simple and I can't help but wonder if home was perhaps more tranquil in a way. I'm not going into details for truthfully, I don't want to go down that road, but I will try to be rather vague in my explanations.

Why, I don't know. Still I'm not going to use names, because I know that if certain people read this, they will probably figure out that it was them, but well I don't really care and besides I'm not sure they'll actually read this. Ha, I'm not that interesting. I'm just a girl trying to get through this crazy life.

Well, anyway this has been an interesting month. I seem to be running into people that for some reason or another are different in ways that I cannot explain. Hmmm...of course they're not always exactly friendly, but that hasn't stopped me from trying to approach them. I must have masochistic tendencies or something.

Still in my opinion people are really complicated. You can never really know what they're thinking, yes you can try to read them, but I'm only human and I'm not omnipotent or something. I know my limitations, even if I hate to accept them at times.

I've met various kind of people. There are those people that are open about everything and there are those that have two face. The latter are the ones that I can't trust completely, even if they do nice things for you. It's just difficult. There are times that I wish that things were actually black and white, it would be so much easier to know where you stand, but I'm not as naive as to think this.

There are of course those that are completely shut off and I know that I should probably just ignore them, but apparently common sense escapes me, for I tend to want to know these people as well.

I must be stupid or naive...I just don't know anymore. Of course there are those people that I cannot even know where to place them. They seem open, but I have a feeling that he is keeping something else from me. Of course that's just what I need, seeing that due to some recent happenings, a very important thing has come to my attention. One that I'm not about to admit, for I'm afraid that I might be repeating the same mistake again.

Seriously I might have just confused myself even more. Why the hell did I decide to write this down again? Stupid!

Ugh, just ignore this rant.

Phone call home.

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:56:58 GMT

Jii-chan.

There was another murder.

[slight pause] Misao, are you okay?

I'm fine. I'm used to these things, remember. It's not the worst I've seen. [sigh] I was the one to find the body. The victim was just a boy. Kami, it reminds me of the Hibaki murders, so much blood, so much pain. I don't even know how to feel. Hollow, useless, angry...[sigh]There are so many feelings and yet at the same time I feel detached. Unaffected.

Misao, if you need to come home, just say so. You know very well what my wishes are. Dear, I would prefer if you were safe at home, where you belong. You don't even know who this murderer is or what his motives are.

[dry chuckle] Have you ever hated someone Jii-chan? Have you ever felt nothing but disdain toward someone? I've never hated anyone before, not even those criminals that we apprehended, but I hate this murderer and...[silence]

Misao, what's wrong? Misao just tell me. It's not like you to sound this way.

The people at this school. Some people that I recently met, they're manipulative. [dry chuckle] It's sickening. They play with people, using them like pawns in a game. They think that they're omnipotent. The worst of all, I know that they know more about these murders and they're keeping the information to themselves. [growl] They don't even realize that they're playing with human lives here. They're...I don't even know how to feel about them. I might just despise them as well.

Misao, what is going on? Who are these people you're speaking of? If you give us names, we might be able to find out more about them.

No, I don't need to know anything about them. They're not worth it. I...guess I'm just tired. Too many things happened at once. Grandfather...why would someone do something like this? I know, I've seen worst murders before...but why?

It's just the way things are. Human nature is complicated. We're all different Misao, some of us just enjoy the pain and suffering of others. You can't really say why. You know very well that you can only guess the murderer's reason, by trying to think like him or her. [pause]

Misao, I know you. Don't get involved in this. It does not concern you, nor do you have the team with you. Back home you have people that you can trust.

Trust? I don't trust anyone here...not anymore.

Misao, what happened?

Nothing, it's just something that I realized. You can't trust people. It could be a fatal mistake.

Misao, if it's about the latest case, there was no way you could have predicted that betrayal. We were all fooled by his act.

It's not a good enough reason. He killed two people Jii-chan and we allowed this to happen. I was a fool!

Misao we all make mistakes. You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.

I'm not allowed to make mistakes, not in these kind of situations. Aoshi was right when he berated me, I'm still such a child. I shouldn't trust so blindly, not after having seen all of these things.

Aoshi only did it, because he was worried. Damn it, you were bleeding and we didn't know how badly it was. You have to understand. It's the second time, the first time...

It was my fault the first time, but I did what I had to safe him. I don't regret it.

You could have been killed, don't you understand that? [silence]

I have to go. I'll call you again when I have time.

Misao, wait. Don't... [line goes dead]

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:52:19 GMT

Eclipsed by Evans Blue

Stripped by Shiny Toy Guns

Headstrong by Trapt

So Contagiously by Acceptance

Yellow by Coldplay

Breathe You In by Stabbing Westward

Over by Evans Blue

Save yourself by Stabbing Westward

Midnight to Midnight by Chevelle

Cold (but I’m still here) by Evans Blue

Leave Out The Rest by Linkin Park

Kickout by The Exies

Take Me Away by Fefe Dobson

Sick Cycle Carousel by Lifehouse

The Red by Chevelle

Paperthin Hymn by Anberlin

Admiration by Incubus

Forfeit by Chevelle

Outside by Staind

[OOC: Misao's current playlist. She likes to listen to music and right now these are the songs that she's listening to. The songs don't necessarily always have to do something with her, but perhaps the lyrics caught her attention one way or another. Anyway what can I say I had nothing better to do XD. I'll try to put up the links to the songs when I have time. And don't mind my banner, I know I'm not Picasso. ^_~]

Dear Aoshi-sama

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:05:27 GMT

How are you doing? I hope Aoshi-sama is doing fine. I’m sorry for not writing sooner, but I’ve been busy and I wasn’t sure what to write. Silly right?

Well, everything is okay here. I’m finally settled in. It’s definitely different here, I guess what I want to say, it’s not home. It does get kind of lonely, but I manage. School is good or at least it doesn’t suck, I’ve met some really interesting people who make it easier to stay here. I’m really grateful to them, especially a teacher I met, he actually managed to convince me that all of this was worth it. I guess I was feeling a bit homesick...again. It’s quite pathetic really.

The classes seem easy enough, I can’t really say that I’m having a problem. I’m just happy that I’m fluent in English. It has certainly helped me quite a bit. Besides the teacher, I’ve mentioned earlier, I’ve met only a handful of teachers so far and until now all of them seem pretty nice enough.

Of course there’s also this old perverted one that seems a bit too eager to look under our skirts, but he seems to understand the threat that I can pose to him, if he decides to do anything funny. I swear he reminds me of grandpa, but unlike Okina he’s just plain creepy. Just a fair warning, I will not be held responsible for my actions, if he does indeed try anything on me. I can only say that it won’t be anything too serious, but it might permanent damage.

Speaking of damage, I’ve been keeping up with my training. Even though waking up at 5:00 in the morning hasn’t been the most fun, but it's really worth it after all. I’ve been having a little problem perfecting the last set of katas that you taught me though. I just feel like I’m doing something wrong. I can’t seem to make the moves flow like they’re supposed to. In a way it doesn’t feel natural. It’s just hard to explain. Oh well, I’ll keep trying.

I’ve also joined a martial arts club...and yes I’m aware that I should probably tone things down a bit. I won’t use any of those other moves you taught me. I wouldn’t want to hurt anyone after all. I’ll probably just stick to the basics for now. Even though I haven’t seen all the fighting styles yet, it might still prove to be interesting. There are plenty of members and I’m sure that most of them will have different styles, I just hope I can find some kind of challenge...and perhaps learn something new as well.

In addition, I’ve been itching for a sparring partner, but until now I haven’t found anyone. Come to think of it, I did find someone willing, but I forgot to remind him of his promise. I think, Aoshi-sama would agree that nothing beats sparring. Practicing katas is good and all, but the thrill of a real fight is hard to resist. To tell you truth, I don’t know what to expect of my friend. He’s a silent young man, in other words I can’t really picture him fighting, but maybe that’s the beauty of it all. After all, surprise is a exciting factor to all fights...I guess I’ll just have to see what he does.

Let me see, what else do I need to tell you. Hmmmm...oh yes, I almost forgot about this. Please, send me my kunais! I might need them for my martial arts class. I know Okina has said no, but I promise not to hurt anyone or use them without thinking. It’s just that I miss my little weapons. Please, Aoshi-sama, I promise to behave even better if I get those kunais. Pretty please, I’m giving you the large puppy eyes now. Please. I promise to be good. Heck, I swear to become a perfect angel...okay not an angel, but at least I won’t play any pranks...for a while at least.

Speaking of pranks, God it’s really boring here at times though. Until now I don’t think any of the students have done anything too bad or at least to my knowlegde. It’s almost like they're robots or something alike, obeying all the rules and all. Seriously, they need to do something. Live a little, rebel, have fun! I mean come on, we’re only young once and we should live our lives to the fullest. No strings attached, kind of like Sanosuke. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I wish the rooster-head was here. I know that Sano would probably spice things up a bit. Not to mention with his skills we might actually make a bit more cash here. Perhaps I should organize a poker night. I’m sure that it would be easy money. Besides Sano and Katsu, can’t forget Katsu, they taught me quite a bit of tricks, some of which I will be happy to use when I get the chance.

Anyway I guess I’ll end it here. I’ve probably written too much already. Still there are a few last things I want to say...

I miss you Aoshi-sama. I guess I miss the times that we spend together. To tell you the truth, I wish I was home right now...and I’m sorry for screwing up like I did. I can’t express how sorry I am for what happened, but I can only hope that you can forgive me. Tell the others that I miss them and that I wish them all the best. I’ll behave and I’ll do my best and try to make you all proud.

Take care of Jii-chan for me, please stop him from chasing after young girls. I don’t think I will be able to handle it, if I come home and find him married to a young girl. I swear I will die...okay maybe not die, but I will hurt Jii-chan.

Tell both Okon and Omasu that I hope to receive a letter from them very soon. I really miss their cooking. Even though the food at the cafeteria isn’t bad, it just doesn’t compare to their tempura and miso soup. Tell Sano that I miss him...yes you’ll probably have to tell him twice. He most likely won’t believe you, but I don’t really care. In fact, just tell everyone that I miss them and that I hope to be able to talk to them soon.

Take care Aoshi-sama. Be careful. I know that your job can be very dangerous and I just want you to promise to take care of yourself. Even though I’m surrounded by friends, Jii-chan and you are still the most important people in my life, so please be careful. Basically don’t anything that I would do.

Anyway until next time.

Love,

Misao

Dear Kaoru,

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 22:19:04 GMT

Sorry for not writing you sooner, but school has been really hectic. Between settling in and exploring the town, I haven’t had that much time. However you will be glad to know that I’m doing fine, my roommate is probably one of the nicest persons I’ve ever known. Her name is Tomoyo and she’s almost like an angel, in other words completely opposite of me. Yet we seem to get along just fine. So basically I have nothing to complain.

The school is big and I do mean big, much larger than the one I attended in Japan. There are students from all over the world, but strangely enough there are quite a few Japanese ones. Don’t ask me why though. Perhaps Japanese people are just too smart.

As for the people I met so far, I’m glad to say that they’re all pretty nice. Besides my roommate, I met a guy named Hatsuharu. He’s in the same grade as I am. He’s pretty nice and pretty cool looking. He has this amazing two-toned hair, kind of like black and white. Oh and we can’t forget his piercings. So cool! I can’t really explain him to you, but he’s just unique and well let’s just say that he managed to cheer me up when I was really down. You can say that I consider him a friend and I hope that he considers me one too.

I think, you will be happy to know that I signed myself up for ballroom dancing classes. Yes, although I didn’t really want it, a bet is a bet. I still don’t think it’s fair, but Misao Makimachi always keeps her word. I swear though that the next time I will win that bet and you know very well what you’ll have to do then. So I advice you to be prepared.

Besides ballroom dancing, I’ve joined the drama, martial arts and fencing club. Both drama and fencing are new to me. Okay, so drama not so much, but I’m not a professional actress. As for fencing, the only kind of sword fighting I’ve done so far is kendo and you know that I’m not really an expert at it. I can hold my own, but my specialty is hand to hand combat. So fencing might prove a bit difficult, but I’m up for a challenge.

Hmmm...what else? I think that’s it for now. I will keep you posted if anything interesting happens. Send my regards to everyone at the dojo.

Lots of love,

Misao

Contact info

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:11:00 GMT

Here's a list of how to contact Misao. She's a very busy girl, but she will get back to you as soon as she can.

Email: mmakimachi@wra.edu

Snail mail: Misao Makimachi, White Ridge Room #201

Voicemail or message: ###-2789-4658

Voicemail

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:08:18 GMT

You have reached Misao's cellphone. Yeah! Unfortunately...I'm not able to pick up the phone right. So just leave your message after the beep and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Oh and if you're Okina, don't expect a call very soon. I'm still mad about those dresses. *Beep*

Email Inbox

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:50:21 GMT

Need to send Misao an email, comment here. All comments will be screened.

email: makimachi@wra.edu

Dear Okina (Jii-chan),

Thu, 24 May 2007 15:01:35 GMT

Hi, Jii-chan. How are you doing?

I just wanted to let you all know that I arrived fine. The flight was a murder. Can you imagine being stuck in a plane for so long? This ninja was not made for flying.

So the school is...interesting and my roommate seems like a nice enough person. I'm sure I'm going to get along just fine with her. Truthfully, she's a really sweet girl. I'm happy. Just imagine how it would have been if I was stuck with a total bimbo. Ugh!

And before you ask, no Jii-chan, I haven't gotten into any trouble yet. I will behave this time or at least I hope that I will behave.

How is work going? Any leads on that new case? How is it going with the restaurant? Is everyone okay?

I'm still not happy with being send here, but I guess I will trust your decision. How's Aoshi-sama? I hope he's fine.

I...miss him. Actually, I miss all of you.

This is the first time, I'm going to be so long away from all of you...and it's a bit unsettling.

Anyway I think that's it for now. I promise to behave as best as I can. I won't be held responsible though, if I meet snobby students. I'll do my best and I hope to hear from you very soon.

Love,

Misao