Sano grimly stared at the empty dojo. Damnit! They left him again! He
cursed
a variety of obscenities and sat down on the wooden floor right next to the
training hall. His stomach growled reminding him of an opportunity he
missed. He could practically imagine the delicious sukiyaki and the smell of
the shabu-shabu. But no.fate would not even grant him this.this chance to
feed himself a descent meal. Although eating breakfast, lunch and dinner at
the dojo isn't what you might call an excruciating ordeal.but having rice
balls every breakfast, lunch and dinner could even drive a sane man insane
not to mention having tofu WITH the rice balls every single meal.
No use waiting for them. He thought as he stood up and started to walk out
of the dojo. Another rumbling was heard as he was just closing the dojo's
doors. He grimaced yet again and held his stomach. That the damn thing was
acting up again. He thought sourly as he took a step down the street,
another rumbling was heard and a second later, he was soaking wet. "Shit."
A woman ran across the street towards the dojo. "I could have sworn I had my
medicine bag with me." She muttered as she entered the dojo and rushed
towards the main hall.
Sano removed his wet shirt and hung it on a makeshift clothesline he had
tied inside the main hall. He took a step back and surveyed his handiwork.
Pleased with the results, he then proceeded in unwrapping the wet bandages
covering his body.
Megumi literally stopped right in her tracks when she saw that she wasn't
alone in the dojo. Warily staring at the half naked man in front of her.
Megumi couldn't help but stare at his back. And how those muscles rippled
when he bent down. Stop it! Megumi berated herself as she hesitantly took a
step back then suddenly changed her mind. "So, it's only Sano. Just only
Sano. " She chanted under her breath as she slowly walked behind him.
"You look wet." A voice behind him drawled out.
He stiffened and ignored the newcomer.
"What's happened to you? Dunk yourself somewhere?" She teased as she stood
right next to him.
"None of your business fox." Sano growled out as he finished unwrapping his
bandages and hanging them on the clothesline.
Megumi looked at his hands and noticed that he hadn't removed the bandaged
at all. "You should remove them."
"Remove what?" Sano asked. As he busily fixed his bandages on the
clothesline.
"The bandage on your hands." She pointed out then added. "If you're having
trouble with them, I am a doc--"
"I don't need your help." Sano interrupted.
"But, your bandages are wet. Your wounds aren't that properly healed yet.
You know it might get an --"
"Leave.me.alone." He tightly said as he stalked past her and sat right
outside the training hall.
Megumi couldn't help feeling hurt. What did she do now? She was just trying
to help. She gazed after the man who sat by himself just outside the hall.
He looks so.Megumi couldn't think of a word.he looks so.lonely. Megumi's
heart went out to Sano. Ever since he got back from Nagasaki, he was colder
and more distant from her. Megumi gripped her kimono and turned around to
search for her medicine bag. To hell with him. We weren't even civil in the
first place. She angrily said to herself. But inside she knew that it
mattered. The downpour outside the dojo strengthened with every minute.
Megumi sighed as she realized that she wasn't going anywhere until the rain
stopped. Looking at the lone figure sitting by the hall. She was caught
between just leaving him alone.but he looks so sad. An inner voice whispered
in her ear. Megumi bit her lip as she fought an internal battle with
herself.
Funny how all of these months he'd still be thinking of her. Gazing at the
rain, Sano leaned back on the wall behind him and remembered how he first
met her. He'd been a rude bastard he mused. And she was a haughty as hell.
He smiled to himself. He didn't know that girl had enough guts to slap him
AND to even tell him that he was the most barbaric person in the world. And
in retaliation, he told her that she was the most self-centered woman that
he had ever met. Sano's smile faded. Magdaria.no, Sayo. So caught in his
thoughts that he didn't notice another person sit next to him.
"Penny for your thoughts?"
Sano broke out of his revelry and stared at the person next to him. Megumi.
He knew he was harsh to her a few minutes ago. He was just so mad and he
took his anger at her. He felt guilty at his total lack of self control.
Megumi wasn't doing anything wrong. In fact it was nice of her to try help
him.
"I." Both of them said in unison.
"You go first." Megumi began.
"You're a woman. You go first." Sano rebutted.
Megumi sighed. "Don't go chauvinistic on me pal. You wanted to say
something. You go first."
Sano shrugged. Megumi was always bossy and she prized her freedom. He
wondered what type of man would she fall in love with.he shook his head as
if to clear his unwanted thoughts. While Megumi waited patiently to listen
to what Sano has to say.
"I'm sorry."
Megumi's eyes widened. Sano was actually apologizing to her.
Sano stared straight towards the rain. "What were you gonna say?"
"Actually.I." Megumi hesitated hating to pry on other people's lives but she
was just eaten with curiosity.
"You were."
"I was wondering.I mean what happened to you in Nagasaki?" Megumi blurted
out. That was tactful. She reprimanded herself as she stared at the man
beside her.
An uncomfortable silence descended upon the pair as Sano just stared on his
bandaged hands. "She was a good nurse." He began still staring at his
bandages. "Even though she knew I was the enemy, she still took care of my
wounds."
Megumi felt a lump in her throat. So it was another woman. Megumi felt so
empty. It was the same feeling she had before she met Kenshin. "Did you love
her?" Megumi couldn't believe she asked that question.
Sano closed his eyes as if to block out any painful memories. "I would
have.if only we've met earlier." He remembered those words from Sayo's lips
as she was dying in his arms.
"What happened?" Megumi didn't understand her need. Her need to know about
this woman who has somehow managed to touch this ex-gangster's heart.
"She died."
"Oh." It was the only word Megumi could say at the moment.
Sano then opened his eyes and a faint grin touched his lips. "You know
what.when I think about it. she kinds of reminded me of you." He turned
towards Megumi. "Although.she WAS much more prettier." He added.
Megumi felt relieved. This was the Sano that she knew. "Oh yeah.who would be
blind enough to even look at you." She haughtily retorted back.
Sano grinned at her. "Who knows."
Megumi felt her heart skip a beat. Stop it. She scolded herself. He was just
teasing you. The rain, which mysteriously started, suddenly stopped. Megumi
noticing this knew that she had to get back to her clinic. Standing up and
grabbing her medicine bag, she awkwardly said goodbye to Sano and went on
her way towards the clinic.her thoughts troubled by what he said.
Sano watched Megumi leave the dojo and couldn't help but grin. The fox
always restored his good mood with a good verbal debate. His stomach rumbled
again reminding him that he had just missed lunch. Sano sighed as he entered
the dojo and checked his clothes. He bet that Kenshin wouldn't mind fixing
him something.
a variety of obscenities and sat down on the wooden floor right next to the
training hall. His stomach growled reminding him of an opportunity he
missed. He could practically imagine the delicious sukiyaki and the smell of
the shabu-shabu. But no.fate would not even grant him this.this chance to
feed himself a descent meal. Although eating breakfast, lunch and dinner at
the dojo isn't what you might call an excruciating ordeal.but having rice
balls every breakfast, lunch and dinner could even drive a sane man insane
not to mention having tofu WITH the rice balls every single meal.
No use waiting for them. He thought as he stood up and started to walk out
of the dojo. Another rumbling was heard as he was just closing the dojo's
doors. He grimaced yet again and held his stomach. That the damn thing was
acting up again. He thought sourly as he took a step down the street,
another rumbling was heard and a second later, he was soaking wet. "Shit."
A woman ran across the street towards the dojo. "I could have sworn I had my
medicine bag with me." She muttered as she entered the dojo and rushed
towards the main hall.
Sano removed his wet shirt and hung it on a makeshift clothesline he had
tied inside the main hall. He took a step back and surveyed his handiwork.
Pleased with the results, he then proceeded in unwrapping the wet bandages
covering his body.
Megumi literally stopped right in her tracks when she saw that she wasn't
alone in the dojo. Warily staring at the half naked man in front of her.
Megumi couldn't help but stare at his back. And how those muscles rippled
when he bent down. Stop it! Megumi berated herself as she hesitantly took a
step back then suddenly changed her mind. "So, it's only Sano. Just only
Sano. " She chanted under her breath as she slowly walked behind him.
"You look wet." A voice behind him drawled out.
He stiffened and ignored the newcomer.
"What's happened to you? Dunk yourself somewhere?" She teased as she stood
right next to him.
"None of your business fox." Sano growled out as he finished unwrapping his
bandages and hanging them on the clothesline.
Megumi looked at his hands and noticed that he hadn't removed the bandaged
at all. "You should remove them."
"Remove what?" Sano asked. As he busily fixed his bandages on the
clothesline.
"The bandage on your hands." She pointed out then added. "If you're having
trouble with them, I am a doc--"
"I don't need your help." Sano interrupted.
"But, your bandages are wet. Your wounds aren't that properly healed yet.
You know it might get an --"
"Leave.me.alone." He tightly said as he stalked past her and sat right
outside the training hall.
Megumi couldn't help feeling hurt. What did she do now? She was just trying
to help. She gazed after the man who sat by himself just outside the hall.
He looks so.Megumi couldn't think of a word.he looks so.lonely. Megumi's
heart went out to Sano. Ever since he got back from Nagasaki, he was colder
and more distant from her. Megumi gripped her kimono and turned around to
search for her medicine bag. To hell with him. We weren't even civil in the
first place. She angrily said to herself. But inside she knew that it
mattered. The downpour outside the dojo strengthened with every minute.
Megumi sighed as she realized that she wasn't going anywhere until the rain
stopped. Looking at the lone figure sitting by the hall. She was caught
between just leaving him alone.but he looks so sad. An inner voice whispered
in her ear. Megumi bit her lip as she fought an internal battle with
herself.
Funny how all of these months he'd still be thinking of her. Gazing at the
rain, Sano leaned back on the wall behind him and remembered how he first
met her. He'd been a rude bastard he mused. And she was a haughty as hell.
He smiled to himself. He didn't know that girl had enough guts to slap him
AND to even tell him that he was the most barbaric person in the world. And
in retaliation, he told her that she was the most self-centered woman that
he had ever met. Sano's smile faded. Magdaria.no, Sayo. So caught in his
thoughts that he didn't notice another person sit next to him.
"Penny for your thoughts?"
Sano broke out of his revelry and stared at the person next to him. Megumi.
He knew he was harsh to her a few minutes ago. He was just so mad and he
took his anger at her. He felt guilty at his total lack of self control.
Megumi wasn't doing anything wrong. In fact it was nice of her to try help
him.
"I." Both of them said in unison.
"You go first." Megumi began.
"You're a woman. You go first." Sano rebutted.
Megumi sighed. "Don't go chauvinistic on me pal. You wanted to say
something. You go first."
Sano shrugged. Megumi was always bossy and she prized her freedom. He
wondered what type of man would she fall in love with.he shook his head as
if to clear his unwanted thoughts. While Megumi waited patiently to listen
to what Sano has to say.
"I'm sorry."
Megumi's eyes widened. Sano was actually apologizing to her.
Sano stared straight towards the rain. "What were you gonna say?"
"Actually.I." Megumi hesitated hating to pry on other people's lives but she
was just eaten with curiosity.
"You were."
"I was wondering.I mean what happened to you in Nagasaki?" Megumi blurted
out. That was tactful. She reprimanded herself as she stared at the man
beside her.
An uncomfortable silence descended upon the pair as Sano just stared on his
bandaged hands. "She was a good nurse." He began still staring at his
bandages. "Even though she knew I was the enemy, she still took care of my
wounds."
Megumi felt a lump in her throat. So it was another woman. Megumi felt so
empty. It was the same feeling she had before she met Kenshin. "Did you love
her?" Megumi couldn't believe she asked that question.
Sano closed his eyes as if to block out any painful memories. "I would
have.if only we've met earlier." He remembered those words from Sayo's lips
as she was dying in his arms.
"What happened?" Megumi didn't understand her need. Her need to know about
this woman who has somehow managed to touch this ex-gangster's heart.
"She died."
"Oh." It was the only word Megumi could say at the moment.
Sano then opened his eyes and a faint grin touched his lips. "You know
what.when I think about it. she kinds of reminded me of you." He turned
towards Megumi. "Although.she WAS much more prettier." He added.
Megumi felt relieved. This was the Sano that she knew. "Oh yeah.who would be
blind enough to even look at you." She haughtily retorted back.
Sano grinned at her. "Who knows."
Megumi felt her heart skip a beat. Stop it. She scolded herself. He was just
teasing you. The rain, which mysteriously started, suddenly stopped. Megumi
noticing this knew that she had to get back to her clinic. Standing up and
grabbing her medicine bag, she awkwardly said goodbye to Sano and went on
her way towards the clinic.her thoughts troubled by what he said.
Sano watched Megumi leave the dojo and couldn't help but grin. The fox
always restored his good mood with a good verbal debate. His stomach rumbled
again reminding him that he had just missed lunch. Sano sighed as he entered
the dojo and checked his clothes. He bet that Kenshin wouldn't mind fixing
him something.
