Well,
here is the next chapter! And just so you know, it will take time for the story
to speed up so please be patient! *^_^* I would also like to thank little
cherry blossom on commenting on my series fic. It really means a lot to me!
Standard disclaimers apply, don't mind the bad grammar and c&c are very,
very welcome and appreciated! Buh-bye! ^o^
Megumi
woke up in the middle of the night. *Oh yes. I fell asleep in the clinic* She
gathered the medical records and put them away. Yawning, she opened a book to
study further more about medicine. She heard some soft knocking on the door. *A
patient* Megumi opened the door to see Sano with cuts and bruises on his face
and the ever-present bloody hand.
"Sanosuke!"
She
pulled him inside, sat him down and quickly unwrapped the bandage around his
hand. *Why? Why must he get injured time and time again? If he is so strong and
tough then why does this happen to him?*
She
finished cleaning the blood off and wrapping his hand with a bandage and
started to treat the cuts and bruises on his face.
"Kitsune?"
"Yes?"
"Arigatou."
Megumi's
anger subsided.
"Please.
Take care of yourself."
"You're
not gonna scold me?"
"No.
But take it easy on the hand! If you break it again, those bones will
disintegrate!"
"Che...
You worry about me too much, fox!"
"Spare
me..."
"Your
shift about to end?"
"In
a little while."
"Ok.
I'll keep you company."
Megumi
smiled her thanks.
"Alright.
So how did you get your butt kicked?"
"You
sly little fox, you..."
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Megumi
had a little trouble waking up the next morning but a little pushing from her
annoying little conscience was enough to make her get up.
As
she was about to bite on one of the cakes she made the last night, she heard
another loud rapping on her door. *Sano that better not be you*
"Oi
onna-sensei! Lemme in!"
"No."
"Fine
then."
Megumi
heard him swing up on her balcony. *5,4,3,2,1*
"OI
KUSO! IT'S LOCKED! CHIKUSHO!!"
"OHOHOHOHOHOHOH!"
Megumi's
fox ears popped out. *That rackets sure break the mornings of my peaceful
neighbors!"
"You
think you're a smart one, huh kitsune?"
Megumi
stopped laughing as she watched Sano descend on her stairs.
"Now
how did you-"
"I
swung on the balcony, then onto the roof and kicked open a window."
"You
KICKED it open?!?"
"Don't
worry I didn't break it!"
"You
better not have!"
"Yare,
yare!"
Megumi
handed him some cakes.
"Go
on. You deserve it. I've never seen such a smart chicken head before."
"I'll
pretend to ignore that..."
He
proceeded to stuff his mouth and cakes nearly choking.
"Thanks
sensei!"
He
burped. Megumi waved her hand in front of her face signaling that his breath
stunk. Sano paid no mind to her.
"How's
your hand?"
"It's
fine thanks to you."
"You
flatter me, Sano! OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH!"
"Che..."
"If
I charged you for all the times I checked your hand, I'd be rich and you can
just call me
Megumi-sama
instead of my other nicknames!"
"Dream
on."
"Maybe
I can give you a job and you can become my royal footman!"
Megumi
giggled.
"Please,
I'd rather die than touch your feet!"
"SANO
NO BAKA!"
After
quite a bit more bickering, Sano headed off to the dojo after dropping Megumi
off at the clinic. She stepped inside to find Masahiro inside.
"Ohayou
Takani-san!"
"O-ohayou
wa Genzai-san!"
"I
came by to ask you if you would like to come to lunch with me later."
"Why
not? You're new in town, right? I'll show you a really great restaurant
nearby!"
"Arigatou."
I'll come by again later."
"Hai!"
"Sayonara!"
"Sayonara!"
*Domo,
Kami-sama, Domo!* Megumi smiled and proceeded to work.
Masahiro
came by that afternoon and Megumi took him to the Abakeko. She had a wonderful
time. He was a very interesting gentleman with interesting stories to tell. It
was hard to find such a nice gentleman. Megumi returned to the clinic to find
Sano inside.
"Hello
Sano. Where's Genzai-sensei? I brought his lunch."
"He's
outback taking a nap. Told him I'd wake him up if a patient came."
"I'll
go wake him."
"No
need, Megumi-chan. I'm awake now! Thank you Sanosuke!"
Genzai-sensei
came inside the room.
"Well,
I need to go now. Promise I'd meet my buddies. Ja ne!"
"Ja
ne!"
Megumi
and Genzai-sensei called back.
Author's
notes:
By
the way, in the title when I refer to "Aku", I mean Sano. Just in case you didn't
figure it out and you might think I'm weird. Not that I'm not weird but… Well,
doncha just love that Aku symbol on his back? Nevermind…