Reflections Of Another

Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin or any of its characters belong to me. I'm merely borrowing it for pure entertainment.

New Rurouni Kenshin story! This is set about twenty years after all the events that have happened to the Kenshin-Gumi. Megumi and Sanosuke are married and ageing. It wasn't long before they did some reflection of their own.

Megumi sat on the porch of her home knitting a mahogany sweater. Her raven black hair tied up in a bun while her usual blue yukata was replaced with a mature deep red colour. It's been twenty years since the Kenshin-Gumi settled down and ended their journeys. Megumi was ageing with grace at the age of 42, and her beloved other half, Sanosuke was 39. It had been a long journey for all of them.

Megumi paused with her knitting and picked up her cup of green tea. A strong wind blew and the dry leaves rustled. A smile formed on her lips.

"Winter is approaching soon… I better hurry to finish these sweaters," Megumi murmured to herself.

It wasn't long before the front gate creaked with it being pushed open. Without a doubt, it was Sano with their child, Yoshi. Yoshi was their pride and joy after years of marriage. It was a tough time raising him up, but it was all worth it.

"Tadaima," Sano shouted from the front gate. Yoshi, being the mischievous boy that he was, echoed his father from behind.

"Okaeri-Nasai, did you have fun at school, Yoshi?" Megumi said with a soft tender smile on her face.

"No, the girls keep picking on me! They chase me around the corridors and try to poke me with their pencils!" Yoshi whined.

"Don't be silly, dear, it's just because they like you! You should be happy with all the attention they're giving you!" Megumi explained with a slight chuckle.

"Bah! Who needs any girls?" Yoshi said while he walked into the house.

Both Sano and Megumi laughed and looked at each other. Yoshi was now 13 years old and naturally inheriting Sano's broad and strong body, with Megumi's flawless features. It's no wonder the girls are focusing their attention at him. Sano put an arm around Megumi's shoulder and walked with her back to the porch of their home.

"Knitting another sweater?" Sano asked as he spotted the half-done mahogany sweater.

"Yes, this one's for Yoshi. He's growing and he doesn't have enough for winter,"

"Always the one taking caution…" Sano remarked with a cheeky smile.

Megumi looked at her husband's face and stifled a chuckle. Even after twenty years, Sano's boyish charm still remains. His face barely show any wrinkles of sign of ageing. The only thing he did was to take off that purple band across his head. However, he still wears his trademark white uniform daily.

"You're still as charming as ever, love…" Megumi said softly while her eyes were fixed on Sano's.

"And you, my lady, are still as beautiful as a… fox!"

Megumi shook her head and gave a slight chuckle. Sano still hasn't grown out of calling her a fox after all these years. He still thought it would irritate her and cause her to pull out his hair and burn his clothes. She was too old for that right now; all she wanted was a peaceful family life together for Yoshi.

"Sorry if you waited for us too long, Yoshi and I walked past Kenshin and Kaoru's dojo just now and popped in for a visit… Kenji and Yoshi really do get along well." Sanosuke said apologetically.

"It's okay… How are Kenshin and Kaoru?" Megumi asked out of concern.

"Both of them are fine… Their life is just like ours right now. No hassle, just the family and the kid. It's good to see that everyone has settled down well." Sano replied with slight emotion in his voice. He really missed the old days.

Megumi nodded her head and continued knitting the sweater. She can't help but let her thoughts drift back to the past before they had Yoshi and everything else…

"Sano… Do you remember the day of our wedding?" Megumi asked out of a sudden.

Sano chuckled and shook his head.

"My, that was a mess, wasn't it?"

18 YEARS BACK, SANO: 21, MEGUMI: 24.

Sano and Megumi's Wedding Day.

"Hurry up! Sano will be here any minute!" Megumi yelled as Kaoru and Tsubame rushed to put on the complicated wedding Kimono.

"Gomen, Megumi-San, it's quite hard to tie the ribbon…" Tsubame mumbled with her usual shy voice.

"Don't worry, just hurry!' Megumi said anxiously. She had woken up late and the auspicious hour was arriving sooner with every minute.

Finally, the ribbon was tied in place and Megumi's hair and make up was done in place. Megumi, being the beauty she was, looked ravishing. Even Kaoru and Tae shed tears at her happy occasion. Megumi bowed to them as a form of thanks and hugged her close friends. It was finally the day for her to get married.

"Sanosuke's here!" Tsubame exclaimed loudly, causing everyone in Megumi's room to squeal and panic.

They organized themselves in a way to escort Megumi out of the room and to the alter where Megumi and Sano would wed under the blessing of the Gods and a ceremony in front of Doctor Gensai, since he was the oldest.

Sanosuke was wearing a proper fitting men's ceremonial Kimono and looked dashing. He caught eye of his bride and gave a huge smile as his heart melted. He had always wanted to marry this woman, even after their quarrels and bickering. He even got a proper job to propose to her. She was the woman of his dreams.

Sano stood in front of the alter and waited for Megumi to walk towards him. Megumi was trembling nervously and had to hold onto Kaoru for support. She can't believe this was her big day and she was about to get married and start a family. Millions of thoughts were running through her head and she clamped her eyes shut with nervousness. All of a sudden, she stepped on the edge of her long Kimono dress and tripped! It was one of her most feared disasters.

"Megumi, Megumi! Are you alright?" Sano yelled as he rushed towards her.

Megumi was crowded by the people that came to help her up. It has been a long time since she last worn a long and heavy wedding Kimono. As soon as she was helped up by Kaoru and the rest, she caught sight of Sano and burst out in laughter.

Sano, along with everyone else, laughed as well and soon, they carried out the ceremony and were officially wedded husband and wife.

"You look fantastic," Sano commented as he completed the wedding tea ceremony with Megumi.

Megumi smiled as tears of joy rolled out of her eyes. It was truly a blessed moment for her.

"Shut up, you baka." Megumi joked as she wiped away her tears and laughed.

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