Sano's Chick
"Saitouuuuu" Sano heard himself scream after seeing the Shishio complex explode while the third captain of the Shisengumi remained inside. Covered in sweat Sano jerked up from his nightmare once again. It had been a month since Saitou's death and Sano still couldn't get that image out of his mind. Looking at the clock Sano remembered that he had gone to bed early so it was only 11 at night on Friday. Knowing he could not sleep he decided to go to his favorite bar and get trashed. Unfortunately the smitten young doctor was there and would not leave him be.
Sano was tired of his nightmares and tired of being alone so he finally gave in. Megumi was in a very pretty kimono and she had her hands all over him, but Sano just let her do what she wanted mostly uninterested. Megumi was so excited that Sano was letting her touch him she did not even notice his indifference. Eventually she led him to her room and he followed with the same lack of emotion. She disrobed herself and then him quickly and laid him down on her futon. Luckily for Sano she was not in the mood for talking so he could just close his eyes and try to enjoy the physical pleasure he knew this exchange would lead to.
Megumi gladly topped him and did all the work herself, so enjoying her romp she did not notice tears slowly sliding down his face. It was not that he wasn't attracted to Megumi, but when he closed his eyes all he could see was Saitou. The entire time of their love making Sano's thoughts were on Saitou even up to his climax.
With Sano gone before she woke up the next morning Megumi figured this would not happen again and tried not to think to hard about it. She got what she wanted and it was over. At least that is what she thought until a few weeks later while she was on her knees vomiting her breakfast for the third day in a row.
Determined to continue with her plan no matter what Megumi rapped on Sano's door. Sano was not much better emotionally, but he had managed to get a job sweeping up at the bar. Originally he got it just to pay off his tab, but decided working could keep his mind off his loss. Sano's eyebrows furrowed confused at Megumi's presence. "Didn't she get I don't want anything else to do with her?" he thought. "I know what you are thinking Sano, but please just listen" she said firmly. Reluctantly he nodded and let Megumi into his modest abode. "Okay" he replied curtly. Megumi took in a big breath. She began slowly "I'm pregnant Sano and it is yours. I cannot let anyone know about this, so I am going to go on a vacation to China until the baby is born." Sano's eyes grew big completely confused at what she was saying. "I want our, I mean your baby to grow up in Japan, so I will bring the baby here after it's born" she continued unable to consider the baby hers to be able to do what she was about to do. "I will give you a house I own in town and a trust fund to completely pay for you and the baby indefinitely. I know this is strange, but if the baby is in Japan I want it raised by its father."
Sano sat down in a chair completely shocked. "You want me to be our baby's only parent?" he finally replied. "Yes, you alone, with the money and the house all you have to worry about is the well being of your child. No one can ever know about me having this baby ever. I will never be a doctor if people know I have a child to take care of and I know you will be able to do it Sano please. In nine months you will have this baby" she gestured at her stomach "and you will raise it to be a strong and wonderful person. With a flash she was gone leaving Sano the keys to the house and the numbers for the trust fund in an envelope a few days later.
By the time Sano had prepared the new house with baby things he was looking for Megumi to come any day. It had been over 9 months which meant the baby was born and almost a month old by now. His new house was very nice, but right across from the police station which added to the pain in Sano's heart. He wished this new baby, a boy he hoped, would give him a purpose in life. He could raise him to be a strong fighter like him, but with any luck no wars would tear them apart like with his own father.
The day finally came when a well disguised Megumi showed up at Sano's door the day after a letter came saying she would be there. She looked like she was in a hurry and set the baby down in the crib Sano had prepared for it. "I have to leave soon, my "vacation" lasts another month to throw of suspicion, and I hope you have a good explanation for how you have this baby" she almost whispered. Sano nodded he had planned to say something close to the truth, except instead of having sex with Megumi while drunk he planned to claim an old girlfriend who dumped the baby on him.
Megumi got up to leave but Sano grabbed her arm "It's a girl you name her" she muttered before bolting. He did not think he would ever understand how Megumi could be so cold and callous towards this baby she had had a month. He could not believe that she did not even name the baby. Sano let out a big breath. Looking in the crib he noticed that the baby's little hands had managed to get out of the blanket she was wrapped in. Sano leaned into the crib to see his baby. He carefully picked her up trying to get a good look at her. She was tiny with black hair like Megumi, but she had Sano's eyes and the way her hair was sticking up made him think she was like a chick and he was her rooster daddy.
A tear came to his eye as he thought about his situation. The only thing Sano thought about during her conception was Saitou and since her mother did not want any part of her life Sano wondered if Saitou was alive if he could be her other parent. Sano scoffed what was he thinking? Why would Saitou want to raise someone else's child, let alone even be with Sano in the first place, but he knew his heavy heart would not let go of that idea. It was then he decided on her name, Saiko.