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Swiftly, Takani Megumi washed her hands, arms and face with anti-septic soap. It was early in the evening and she had just delivered a young woman of her first child. It had been a short but difficult delivery and Megumi could not help but to feel a bit tired.

She returned to the couple with their newborn son and smiled at them.

'Once again, congratulations with your beautiful son,' said Megumi to the couple and took the aid kit from the cabinet, 'make sure to come by next week for a check-up. And Chiro-san? Rest and please do not forget to take your medicine on the right time.'

The father bowed. 'You are too kind, Takani-sensei.'

'It's all right.' She once again smiled. 'I'll take my leave. Good evening.' After a bow, the young lady doctor left the house and began on the walk back home.

The sun was still setting, causing the sky to become a magnificent red. A cool wind picked up and Megumi shivered.

Almost home, she thought and rewrapped her shawl securely around her neck.

When she approached the bridge she had to cross, she noticed a lone figure standing in the middle of it. It looked quite familiar.

Tori-atama.

Quietly as her geta allowed her, she sneaked up to him, hoping to scare the feathers out of him. But as she came closer, Megumi noticed that his face was not the calm one it usually was.
Sagara Sanosuke was leaning over the bridge's fence, watching the delicate ripples in the water flow on. His chocolate brown hair that hung before his eyes concealed them from her view. But she could tell from the absence of his usual lazy grin that something was off.

He had not even greeted her yet.

'Sanosuke-san?' Asked the raven-haired woman to the young man, after appearing next to him. She for once dropped the nickname, because it was obvious for her that he was not in the mood for teasing. Else he would have greeted her with a witty comment and teased her in some way. But now he had not even noticed her.

'Sanosuke-san?' She repeated and briefly touched his shoulder.

This gesture shook him out of his reverie. Finally he turned and took notice of her presence. 'Hmm…?' He asked. 'Oh. It's you.'

…

It's you. It is you. It's YOU!

Nope.

No matter how many times Megumi thought his reaction over, it would be in the same disinterested manner.

'Yes,' she replied curtly, 'it is me.'

'Great.' Sanosuke turned his attention back to the river again after making his comment.

'It sounds like you wish I were someone else.' Murmured Megumi, slightly thrown off-course. She waited for a denial or at least a witty remark. But neither of them came.

'Okay, Tori-atama! What is wrong with you?' The doctor demanded from the ex-street fighter.

But he simply shook his head.

'Hmm.' Megumi contemplated her next step. Should she yell, scowl, laugh, mock or leave him be?

'It's getting rather cold.' She said. 'Why don't you come over to my place for a cup of tea and some ohagi?'

Again, the man did not respond in any way.

No response to free food! Something is definitely wrong with this ahou.

Then she tentatively said: 'I'm sure the one you are thinking about would not want you to get ill.'

Sanosuke's head snapped her way, his eyes widened.

'So I guessed right?' Smiled Megumi, her eyes twinkling. Yet somehow, she had felt a twinge of jealousy. Sanosuke was thinking about someone, someone who was more important than teasing Megumi or free food.

Never have I seen Sano in this state. Who could that person possibly be? Thought Megumi in aggravation

Quickly, her fingers wrapped around his, as she noted, muscled arm and began dragging him of the bridge. 'I'm your physician, for Kami-sama's sake. Don't think I will let you get ill in this weather. I will be the one to fix you up again and I'd like to save myself the trouble, thank you very much!'

She glanced back at the brooding young man. He looked a slight bit surprised, but he let her lead nonetheless.

'Megumi-san.' His voice was low and held none of the cheerfulness it had held before.

'Nani?' She responded, but continued pulling him towards the clinic.

'Why?'

After emitting a sigh, she turned to him. 'Why?' She echoed. 'Because I want to. Because it's cold outside and I, being a doctor, care about my patients. And also because you, Tori-atama, look utmost pathetic. That's why.'

The look he gave her then was indescribable and caused shivers to run down her spine. She let go of his arm and they continued their way to the Oguni clinic, wordlessly.

End of chapter one.

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