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Chapter Ten

Where?

Due to Sanosuke's mad chanting, everyone was drawn to the crowd and traffic was congested. People on the ship were chanting too. Megumi's temper had reached its boundary.

"Silence."

For once, the bustling Yokohama harbor was absolutely silent. Everyone drew their breaths and looked at Megumi. The ones at the back climbed lamp posts, craned their necks or even swam in the cold sea just to get a better look at the so called Megumi.

"Tori-atama, you've gone too far this time. I've made up my mind. I will never look at your cuts anymore." Megumi then turned her magnificent head, and walked off. "Ken-san, let's go home."

"Whoa, you kitsune. Calm down."

Megumi stopped in her tracks.

"I apologize, kitsune."

The crowd cheered. They were amused to see the happening take a U-turn. Slowly, the traffic eased, the crowd dispersed and the ships able to set sail (the ships had stopped just to see the happening). Megumi had won.

Back in Tokyo, everyone went to the Akabeko for lunch. Tae was simply amazed when Sanosuke announced that he was finally paying off his tab.

"Sano-san, you really mean it? Paying off your tab?"

Sanosuke nodded and took five gold coins out of his pocket. Kaoru's eyes opened in amazement. Everyone was so surprised that they didn't even notice Kenji eating more than he should.

"Ken, you really shouldn't be eating this much. What about the others?"

"I'm a growing kid. I should eat to grow, right?"

"In my life so far, I eat to live."

Kenji didn't say anything more and gulped down more beef.

"Well, let me see…You owe me quite a lot Sano-san. I'll just take one gold coin and one more too. One for the tab and one for the interest."

Sanosuke groaned and looked at Tae. Kaoru seized the moment and held her hand out to Sanosuke.

"Sano, mine. One gold coin will suffice."

"You are collecting from me? Do you know how worse your cooking is compared to Tae's? After letting me down poison and toxic waste you collect from me?"

"Kenshin ate all of my food and said it has improved tremendously! And Kenji still can grow up healthy and strong!"

"I guess I'm lucky. I didn't have to survive on your food in the early stages of you learning how to cook from Kenshin. Now I know why Yahiko loves the Akabeko when he was young…"

The party returned home. Sanosuke lost three gold coins; Kenshin was going "Oro?" all the way home; Kaoru was sulking while mumbling "Is my cooking that bad?"; Kenji was full to the brim and Tensho was enjoying the cool autumn breeze.

When they had all settled down, Sanosuke announced that he was going to give Megumi the most important gift in her life. Kaoru had told Megumi about this on the train, and she did not believe her. But now, she believed, and nudged Kaoru while whispering her thanks.

"Kitsune, I have something to give you." He then reached a hand into his pocket, and realized that that particular thing just wasn't there. "Umm…well…I'll go look for it in my luggage." With that, he dragged Kenshin to help him.

They saw the wolf standing outside, under the tree eavesdropping on the conversation.

"Battosai. Your wife is sulking in my house, and Tokio wants you to come over for dinner since I said you were my…ahem…that. Tori-atama, I see you are looking for a ring." Saito smirked.

"Well then, I don't see any ring on your finger either. Lost it? Or another bigger and badder wolf did it?" spat Sano.

"Then you are the little pigs in the story. I really never have seen anyone who can be a chicken and a pig at the same time."

"What about the broom, willow-head?"

"Ah…you're right for once. There is still that broom…" With that, Saito left. "Battosai, tomorrow lunch at around one. I'll tell Tokio to buy a rooster and cook it with a broom as the fuel."

"Then I'll go kill all the wolves on Fujiyama and lay them in front of your house!"

Luckily, the wolf was out of the dojo and a shouting competition didn't ensue.

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Chapter Ten: Where?

Plot: Clearance of Yokohama's history entitled chanting. The ring! The ring!

Thoughts: This chapter didn't turn out as I expected it to be. Yet, conversation between Sano and Saito is fun to write…

Feelings: Extremely happy, Brothers had gone into double digits from this chapter onwards! Thanks to all the people that had read and reviewed this fic until now.

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Preview:

Chapter Eleven: Proposal

Plot: Sano finally found the ring. What will he do with it? The kids cause trouble while the adults are not around.