Well, fortunately for this cast Rurouni Kenshin REALLY took off. Each opening and ending theme was hitting the charts. Merchandise was being bought, and the cast was sign on for more seasons. So good news for them! Sano can finally afford tons of stuff he's always wanted. He has a snazy new black car. He sports Aku symbols everywhere now. He and the cast are in magazines everywhere. Sano was even nominated for one of tv's hottest new stars. Sano was thoroughly enjoying himself. Until the girls in the cast started harassing him. At a photo shoot they had quite a tiff in the dressing room.
Misaoviciously ripped at Sano"I can't believe what a moron you are sometimes you know that? I mean, just cause you're tall and walk around with no shirt on you think you're the whole focus of this show." "Yeah! Sano you're such an ego maniac" Kaoru chimed in. "Whats your deal anyway! Thinkin' you're better than us. Whats that about Huh?! HUH!?" Sano was feeling horrible and kinda mad. These girls who were nice to him for a good long while suddenly turned into harpies. Tsubame tried to defend Sano."Hey girls be nice to Sano he's still new at this whole being a star thing" To which Misao roared"WELL SO WHAT!? you can be new to something and not let it go to your head!" Sano had had enough. Their reason for this whole argument was just pissing him off. "WHAT IS *YOUR* DEAL!? You asked me out! I refused! GET OVER IT! I'm not trying to run around saying that you're not good enough for me! I just don't wanna go out with you! LET IT GO!" Misao who was frustrated because of this truth suddenly screamed"HA! JUST LIKE A MAN! THATS NOT WHAT ITS ABOUT!" Kaoru"ne, misao what is it about then?" "YOU SHUT UP! I'M LEAVING!" And she did as she said she would. She gathered up her stuff and stormed right out of the room with Kaoru running behind her.
Sano plopped down into a chair near Tsubame. Tsubame who was wearing a bright pink pikachu shirt and plaid pants. She tried to comfort the boy by playing with his spikey hair. She attempted pig tails but she couldn't get them to stay. "Neee Tsubame?" "Yes?" "What the hell are you doing to my hair?" "Playing" "Why?" "Because I'm bored and you would look cute with pig tails and you need cheering up. They were unneccessarily mean. They usually are like that with hot new stars but they never deal with it right so they usually end up screaming at the guy. They've scared off three different guys from working." "Well how come they don't harass Aoshi or Kenshin" "Well Kaoru likes to keep it platonic when she's with a guy on screen. And Misao really dislikes Aoshi. Mainly because Aoshi spends more time filing his nails or shopping or complaining how the water isnt Evian or how he wants new socks every day and blah blah blah. Aoshi is really a pouf." "So I've noticed. He was complaining how his trench coat was too heavy and how it needed to be made of a finer fabric" "HEHE! I remember that day!" "Heh Yeah It was pretty hilarious when after his tyraid he tripped over one of the chairs and fell on his belly and started to cry." "Aw see! making fun of Aoshi cheered you up! And now it's time for my turn in the photo shoot. I gotta go get changed Byyyyeeebyeeee" And with that Tsubame flounced out of the room singing"yes I'm a punky giiiirl"leaving Sano alone in the room. Sano was cheered up but he didn't have anyone to talk to.
He looked through the magazines. Nothing interesting. An article about "Who is being considered for the new season for Rurouni Kenshin" was on one of the covers but Sano didn't care. Another magazine about Kenshin's singing career taking a new twist. Another article about Kaoru's perfume line. Another article about Megumi's new brand of clothing she's sporting. Nothing at all. He kinda wanted to throw the magazine across the room when he looked up. And in strolled a man taller than Sano with cool black hair, a cigarette places loosely between his lips, a fantastic black suit, and I mean black. Black tie black shirt black jacket black pants. He was accompanied by two women. One with her hair piled in a bun and one with her hair falling down around her glasses. They both wore black kimonos. The man strolled, well no, more like GLIDED into the room. The two women skittering along behind him. Sano nearly had to pick his jaw up off the floor and mop up the drool.
He took a seat in a chair not far from Sano's chair. Sano kinda wanted to choke on the smoke because he really hated the smell and presence of cigarettes. Yet with this guy he couldn't help but want to take the cigarette from the man and smoke the cig himself. The man looked over to Sano. Sano was kinda scared. He had never seen someone with gold eyes before. The man snapped his fingers and the shorter of the two women with glasses on hopped up and pulled a card from her kimono sleeve. She handed the card to Sano.
"You will be Saitou Hajime"
Sano knew this handwriting. It was from the casting director. So this was that actor Misao and Kaoru were talking about."Ah..so...you're the Saitou?" Sano inquired. "Yes he is" chimed in both women who had now taken a seat right behind Saitou on either side of him. Sano was scared and fascinated. What was with these three. They looked so dark and yet so damned cool. Sano was also getting intoxicated by those gold eyes. "So...so you'll be a part of the cast now?" "Yes he will be." "Do you ever speak for yourself?" Sano asked directly to the two women. "He can and will in time. Especially to a cutey like you. He takes to tall dark and handsome young men like you!"sang the slightly taller of the two women. Sano was taken quite aback. What?! Was he just hit on indirectly? Did this guy really dig other guys or were the women just blowing smoke up his ass?
"Introduce yourself you're frightening the boy" Saitou rolled the words out in a way that actually kind of frightened and stimulated Sano. The two women stood up. The taller one bowed "Tokio". The shorter one with glasses bowed" Pureito" Sano blurted out"PLATE?" Saitou laughed to himself as Pureito throw a chop stick at Sano smacking him right on his red bandana. "I'M SORRY!"
Saitou got up and leaned over Sano lifting his face up by pulling up his chin with one finger. Sano thought his heart was gonna leap out of his chest, run round and kick him square in the ass. Until, Saitou put out his cigarette on Sano's bandana. Sano flailed like a stuck pig and Saitou and the two women just laughed and wandered out of the room. Sano tripped over a chair and fell onto the cold tile floor. He glared at the doorway where Saitou and the two women had walked out of. "If anything else I am SO gonna get that guy! and his floozies too!" Sano barked out to no one in particular.
Next Time - Master Saitou Rules the World
