I just don't own it :(
Notes: I came up with this one night
because I was thinking of my love of
descriptive writing, then I thought of
a bridal show/wedding expo that I
wasn't going to attend (but I ended up
going anyway, hehe!), then I
thought of Rurouni Kenshin... It was
such a cute, waffy thing to write.
(I love the second half!) I'm rusty, so
I hope this fic is up to par with TFME
and everything, hehe.
Enjoy!
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"I can't believe you and Himura
are finally getting married!" exclaimed
Misao. "You two are so perfect
for each other! Don't you think so, Miss
Megumi?"
"I do," answered Megumi. She
couldn't help feeling a little jealous that
her good friend, younger than her, was
getting married before she was.
"And it's about time, too!"
continued Misao. "You're so lucky Miss Kaoru."
Kaoru blushed. "I know, I am.
But I would be luckier if I could find the
perfect outfit for my wedding,"
she smiled.
"Maybe you should stop looking so
hard. You'll never find it if you're looking
for it," Megumi commented. Both
girls thought it was wise and finally agreed.
They walked into a boutique filled with
more wedding attire and Kaoru
decides to try on a dress instead of a
kimono. Misao and Megumi tried to hold
in their laughter as Kaoru awkwardly
fumbled out in a puffy, cream colored
dress with gold pearls and floral lace
pattern. She complained about how
complicated western style wedding
dresses were with corsets, petticoats,
and strange close-toed high heel shoes.
After this debacle, she, Megumi,
and Misao decided to go take a break to
debate about the perfect kimono
for Kaoru.
Misao's choice, which was absolutely
gorgeous, was a pure white satin
kimono with light pink and silver
butterflies on the bottom interior of the sleeves
and kimono, a light pink obi, silver
obijime, and an obiage that matched the
pink butterflies. Megumi's choice of
kimono was much subtler: a long,
navy blue kimono with white butterflies
and tiny flower clusters. Its obi was
cream colored with a light mauve and
olive green paisley pattern.
At the end of the day, Kaoru ended up
buying a kimono that was the most
beautiful, exquisite, and stunning of
all the choices-- a flowing, silk kimono
in off-white with large gold stenciled
roses, a long gold obi, a sheer gold
obiage, and a white obijime.
After they went to the Akabeko for
dinner, the three took their separate
ways: Megumi to the clinic and Kaoru
and Misao to the dojo.
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Tired from a long day of kimono
hunting, Megumi slid open the shoji and
closed it slowly behind her. She took
a deep breath and leaned on the
paper door for a second, resting her
legs and back.
"Took you long enough," said a familiar gruff voice from a dark room.
Megumi sighed and propped herself off
of the door and walked down
the dark hallway into the room where
she heard the voice. She lit the
lantern closest to her to find
Sanosuke, who slouching comfortably in a
chair, waiting for her. Megumi rolled
her eyes and shook her head, then
they exchanged glances for a moment.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, putting her hands on her hips.
Sano looked down at his hand then up at Megumi. "What do you think?"
Shaking her head, Megumi left the room
and came back with a new roll
of bandages for Sano's broken hand.
She pulled up a chair and sat
across from him and began to undo the
torn, raggedy bandages.
"Another brawl of yours, I'm
guessing," Megumi assumed as she set
aside the old bandages and began
massaging the bones in Sano's hand
before wrapping them up again.
Sanosuke cocked his eyebrows with no
shame and ignored her comment.
"So," he began. "I
heard you and that Weasel-girl went out with the
Missie today." Megumi nodded.
"Did you have fun?"
"It was... interesting," said
a smiling Megumi, flashing back Kaoru trying on
a western-style wedding dress.
Megumi finished massaging and there was
a serene silence between the
two. Megumi began unrolling the new
roll of bandages and began
wrapping them around his hand.
"I know what you're thinking Fox--
with Kenshin and the Missie tyin' the
knot and all," Sano conveyed,
breaking the silence. "And... y'know, the
right guy... you shouldn't have too
look too far for him-- he'll come to you."
Megumi froze for a second and stopped
wrapping. She took in Sanosuke's
words. They looked at one another, and
she gave him the warmest smile
she possibly could. Only for a quick
instant, though-- she raised an eyebrow
in a quizzical manner.
Sano smirked and said, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"I should be asking you the same," answered a grinning Megumi.
"Well, I mean what I said,"
he replied. "That 'Mr. Right', or whatever his name
is that you're looking for, isn't too
far off." He continued, "Stop trying so hard.
He's closer than you think."
Megumi finished wrapping his hand.
They both got up, and Megumi showed
Sano to the door. Sanosuke walked out
and Megumi followed him out. As she
was walking down the steps, Megumi
tripped. Sano was there to catch her.
They stood still as held her for a
moment and they gazed at each other as
they shared this sweet, awkward moment.
Sanosuke let her go.
"Like I said, he's closer than you think."
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(Obi- the large sash that holds the
kimono in place
Obiage- the shawl tied over the obi
Obijime- sash that holds the obi)
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End notes: Finally, descriptive writing
and Sano/Megumi.
And thanks to The Used for "Blue and Yellow".
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