Title: Quitting

Word count: 100

Sano raised an eyebrow at his friend's foul expression.

"What's up, Kenshin?"

A frustrated snort around a cigarette. "She's avoiding me again."

Sano didn't even need to ask. Kaoru. The sole object of Kenshin's affections. The girl amused Sano just as much as Kenshin's apparent confusion.

"You know why, right?"

Kenshin turned confused eyes on him and Sano nearly deadpanned.

"Ever wonder why she never sits next to you when we hang?"

Silence.

"She hate's smoke, man. You smell."

Kenshin looked at the stick in his fingers. "Huh."

He took one last long drag before flicking it away.

"Okay then."