Wow, I can't believe I have so many great reviews! Thank you guys so much!
Writing this fic is so much fun. Anyway, here is the next installment of
Sano abuse, LOL…Poor guy, who knows what will happen to him next! Anyone
want to take bets? No, you can't place a bet on yourself Sano, go away! No
wait, don't go away, I need you for my story!
Firefury: I will have to see what I can do about throwing Soujiro in later. He would make a great target, LOL! Thanks for the idea! BTW, can I have an Oreo?
Gypsy-chan: Hey, that laundry thing is an interesting idea! But, I think I might have to add a twist to it, hehe…You guys have such great ideas!
Sherah: I am not telling my final chapter idea, even to you! Hehe! Too bad! (I think I had better move far, far away and change my name now…)
Thank you of course to Sister Weasel also!
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin or any of its wonderful characters as much as I would love too. But I can make fun of them all I want, so that makes me feel better.
The Morning After
Chapter 7
"You want me to do WHAT?!?!" Asked a very horrified Sano. They were not far from Dr. Genzai's now, and Kaoru was coaching him on what to do and say. Kenshin was still following them, but far enough away that he couldn't hear what was being said. If only he could have, his fears would have been put to rest immediately. But that just wouldn't be good for the plot of the story, so no mercy! LOL!
"All I am asking you to do is actually act like a gentleman! How hard is that? Compliment her hair or something! Tell her that her skin is fair, her eyes are evil, err, beautiful! That is the kind of thing women love, and I am sure Megumi-san is no different." Kaoru was getting more exasperated as Sano's face got more stubborn. Pushing away the temptation to slug him, she continued making suggestions.
"What about just saying the clothes she is wearing are nice?" She tried hopefully. Sano scowled and answered. "She always wears the same thing, remember?" Kaoru couldn't resist a small punch for that one. "Well then what do you suggest, if you're so smart?"
"My lady-killer ways are all it will take. One smile from me and she'll be lost, guaranteed!" At this rate, Sano was going to be too injured to go on any kind of date. Regaining control of her temper, Kaoru decides another approach would probably be best. Stopping on the street a few houses down from their destination, she told him to practice what he was going to say to Megumi on her first.
Meanwhile, Kenshin was able to get within hearing, but only AFTER Kaoru said that. Isn't it just amazing how these things work out just right? Anyway, all Kenshin heard was Sano trying to pick-up HIS girlfriend! Eyes still glowing a bright golden color, he forced himself to stay hidden and listen.
Face serious with concentration, Sano gave it his best shot. "Um…I picked these flowers for you because…uh…they reminded me of you! You're almost as pretty as they are. WAIT! I mean, they are almost as pretty as you are! And well…they smell nice like you too, NOT that I have ever tried to smell you or anything! And I was hoping maybe you and I could go somewhere tonight and…"
Kenshin couldn't stand it anymore! So maybe it was the most pathetic excuse for a romantic speech he had ever heard! It didn't make him any less angry about whom it was being said to. He didn't take time to note exactly how annoyed and angry Kaoru herself was looking, or the fact that she was about to attack Sano too. So with an angry yell out of both parties, Kaoru and Kenshin attacked poor Sano at the same time! As good a fighter as he is, there is no way he was getting out that one!
Hearing the yelling and loud thuds, Megumi ran outside too see what was happening, and found Kenshin and Kaoru staring at each other over the unconscious body of Sano, slumped on the street. What a sight! With an angry exclamation as she ran to Sano, Megumi demanded to know what was happening. There was no answer out of the two that were still staring at each other, dumbfounded.
"Oh forget it!" Megumi snapped. "You two are useless! Just help me get him inside! I know whatever he did he probably deserved it, but he needs to be treated anyway." With sheepish looks, Kaoru and Kenshin helped Megumi carry Sano inside the doctor's home. After getting him settled, Megumi promptly threw Kenshin and Kaoru out so they wouldn't get in the way while Sano was being treated. He had a dent from Kenshin's sakabatou in the back of his head, and not a hair out of place. How much gel does that man use, anyway? Kaoru didn't do nearly as much damage, but his left cheek would probably stay swollen a while.
Outside and far enough away where Megumi couldn't hear, all hell broke loose. Awww, their first lover's quarrel! Well, at least the first where Kenshin actually fought back! ^_^ "What do you think you were doing, Kenshin no baka! You could have killed Sano and ruined all my plans!" seethed Kaoru, hands in a position that clearly said she was ready to strangle him.
An equally angry Kenshin responded. "Me? I wasn't the one trying to run off with someone else! So yes, I was trying to ruin your plans! Do you think I was just going to sit by and watch you run off him like that? I'd rather let Saitou do my laundry!!!!"
Kaoru was astounded. "Are you really that serious? I know how much you love your laundry…Oh Kenshin! I would have never run off like that! I was just trying to help set Sano up with Megumi-san, but I didn't want to tell you because you would have kept me from interfering! Can you ever forgive me?"
"Are you kidding?" a now violet eyed Kenshin responded. "I wouldn't have stopped you, I would have helped! Anything to get Megumi-dono out of my hair de gozaru yo!" (Author wipes tears from her eyes…after laughing so hard) The happy little couple was once again on good terms, and not long later you could see them with heads close together, plotting what to do next for the good of Sano and Megumi and making goo goo eyes at each other. Don't you love happy endings? Well tough, it's not over yet!
Inside the house, Sano was just waking up and boy, was he in a ton of pain! It felt like he had been rammed in the back of the head with a train going at full speed. Opening one eye and waiting for the little stars to clear up, he sees his angel of mercy bending over him with…were those really tears in her eyes? For him? He was very surprised and a little touched. Trying to get his thoughts back in order inside his scrambled brain, he realized something was nagging at him. What was it? Oh yeah, wasn't he supposed to ask her something? He thought so, but his head hurt so much that he couldn't remember what is was. "Megumi…" he croaked. {Huh? He didn't call me fox lady? His head must have been hit harder than I thought!}
Leaning over him still and looking very worried and upset, she asked him what he wanted. "Thank you for helping me." He whispered. Then reaching out, he grabbed her hand. Megumi blushed and looked down at him, wondering if he would finally admit how he felt. She has had feelings for him for a long time now, but would never be the first to admit it. She was just way too stubborn.
Darn, he still couldn't remember what he wanted to ask! "I wanted to know if maybe…" He paused. It felt like he was on the right track, but was else was he supposed to say? Wracking his bashed brain, he tried again. "Would you please…" AARRGGHH! He was so close, he could feel it! A little farther…then it popped into is brain. Duh! "Could you please…loan me some money?"
WHAM! Some doctors just aren't gentle at all with their patients. This particular one plastered her patient on the wall. Red with anger she stomped out, leaving poor Sano after she had finally knocked some sense into him…or did she? Can Sano finally remember what he was really planning to ask, or did she impair his memory further? Can things really get any worse? Falling to the floor with a thump and once again in a daze, he wondered vaguely if maybe he was supposed to ask her something else. About lunch maybe? Or was it even more important than that? With this thought nagging him in the back of his in mind, he once again fell unconscious.
Hearing the loud noise outside, Kenshin and Kaoru go to check, only to find Sano with more bumps and bruises than he started out with before getting treated. They sweat dropped. "Remind me to never go to Megumi-dono if I need help, even if I am dying de gozaru ca!" Kenshin squeaked in fright. Kaoru just nodded silently in agreement, lost in thought. {Looks like I am gonna have to try harder to get those two together. I obviously can't depend on Sano to do it himself if he is going to spend most of the day knocked out cold!} She refused to remember the fact that some of it was her fault.
Determination returning with double the force as before, Kaoru grabbed Kenshin and both began to get Sano back in bed. He was gonna need a lot of care to see that he snapped out of it, and she was going to make sure that he got it. After he was awake, it would be time to have a council of war. Megumi would never know what hit her! (Then I guess she and Sano will finally have something in common, ROFL!)
Fearing the determined look on Kaoru's face, Kenshin helped her without question. Despite himself, he was really rather curious about how the rest of the day would go. Would Kaoru succeed? If anyone could do it, he knew she could. He just wondered, with slowly growing dread, exactly how.
Well, another good stopping point! What do you think so far? Good? Hehe, don't worry, Sano gets more involved in his own demise as the day goes on. I know you are dying to know how things turn out, but as I said, this will take several parts. It may very well be finished up in the next chapter though. We will just have to wait and see. ^_^ I suppose I ought to finish it up soon, I cause Sano probably can't take much more! LOL! Please read and review, and I will try to stick to my habit of getting a chapter up every other day as long as everyone gets around to reviewing in a timely fashion. Thank you so, so much! Your comments make this stuff worth working hard on. (
Firefury: I will have to see what I can do about throwing Soujiro in later. He would make a great target, LOL! Thanks for the idea! BTW, can I have an Oreo?
Gypsy-chan: Hey, that laundry thing is an interesting idea! But, I think I might have to add a twist to it, hehe…You guys have such great ideas!
Sherah: I am not telling my final chapter idea, even to you! Hehe! Too bad! (I think I had better move far, far away and change my name now…)
Thank you of course to Sister Weasel also!
Disclaimer: I don't own Rurouni Kenshin or any of its wonderful characters as much as I would love too. But I can make fun of them all I want, so that makes me feel better.
The Morning After
Chapter 7
"You want me to do WHAT?!?!" Asked a very horrified Sano. They were not far from Dr. Genzai's now, and Kaoru was coaching him on what to do and say. Kenshin was still following them, but far enough away that he couldn't hear what was being said. If only he could have, his fears would have been put to rest immediately. But that just wouldn't be good for the plot of the story, so no mercy! LOL!
"All I am asking you to do is actually act like a gentleman! How hard is that? Compliment her hair or something! Tell her that her skin is fair, her eyes are evil, err, beautiful! That is the kind of thing women love, and I am sure Megumi-san is no different." Kaoru was getting more exasperated as Sano's face got more stubborn. Pushing away the temptation to slug him, she continued making suggestions.
"What about just saying the clothes she is wearing are nice?" She tried hopefully. Sano scowled and answered. "She always wears the same thing, remember?" Kaoru couldn't resist a small punch for that one. "Well then what do you suggest, if you're so smart?"
"My lady-killer ways are all it will take. One smile from me and she'll be lost, guaranteed!" At this rate, Sano was going to be too injured to go on any kind of date. Regaining control of her temper, Kaoru decides another approach would probably be best. Stopping on the street a few houses down from their destination, she told him to practice what he was going to say to Megumi on her first.
Meanwhile, Kenshin was able to get within hearing, but only AFTER Kaoru said that. Isn't it just amazing how these things work out just right? Anyway, all Kenshin heard was Sano trying to pick-up HIS girlfriend! Eyes still glowing a bright golden color, he forced himself to stay hidden and listen.
Face serious with concentration, Sano gave it his best shot. "Um…I picked these flowers for you because…uh…they reminded me of you! You're almost as pretty as they are. WAIT! I mean, they are almost as pretty as you are! And well…they smell nice like you too, NOT that I have ever tried to smell you or anything! And I was hoping maybe you and I could go somewhere tonight and…"
Kenshin couldn't stand it anymore! So maybe it was the most pathetic excuse for a romantic speech he had ever heard! It didn't make him any less angry about whom it was being said to. He didn't take time to note exactly how annoyed and angry Kaoru herself was looking, or the fact that she was about to attack Sano too. So with an angry yell out of both parties, Kaoru and Kenshin attacked poor Sano at the same time! As good a fighter as he is, there is no way he was getting out that one!
Hearing the yelling and loud thuds, Megumi ran outside too see what was happening, and found Kenshin and Kaoru staring at each other over the unconscious body of Sano, slumped on the street. What a sight! With an angry exclamation as she ran to Sano, Megumi demanded to know what was happening. There was no answer out of the two that were still staring at each other, dumbfounded.
"Oh forget it!" Megumi snapped. "You two are useless! Just help me get him inside! I know whatever he did he probably deserved it, but he needs to be treated anyway." With sheepish looks, Kaoru and Kenshin helped Megumi carry Sano inside the doctor's home. After getting him settled, Megumi promptly threw Kenshin and Kaoru out so they wouldn't get in the way while Sano was being treated. He had a dent from Kenshin's sakabatou in the back of his head, and not a hair out of place. How much gel does that man use, anyway? Kaoru didn't do nearly as much damage, but his left cheek would probably stay swollen a while.
Outside and far enough away where Megumi couldn't hear, all hell broke loose. Awww, their first lover's quarrel! Well, at least the first where Kenshin actually fought back! ^_^ "What do you think you were doing, Kenshin no baka! You could have killed Sano and ruined all my plans!" seethed Kaoru, hands in a position that clearly said she was ready to strangle him.
An equally angry Kenshin responded. "Me? I wasn't the one trying to run off with someone else! So yes, I was trying to ruin your plans! Do you think I was just going to sit by and watch you run off him like that? I'd rather let Saitou do my laundry!!!!"
Kaoru was astounded. "Are you really that serious? I know how much you love your laundry…Oh Kenshin! I would have never run off like that! I was just trying to help set Sano up with Megumi-san, but I didn't want to tell you because you would have kept me from interfering! Can you ever forgive me?"
"Are you kidding?" a now violet eyed Kenshin responded. "I wouldn't have stopped you, I would have helped! Anything to get Megumi-dono out of my hair de gozaru yo!" (Author wipes tears from her eyes…after laughing so hard) The happy little couple was once again on good terms, and not long later you could see them with heads close together, plotting what to do next for the good of Sano and Megumi and making goo goo eyes at each other. Don't you love happy endings? Well tough, it's not over yet!
Inside the house, Sano was just waking up and boy, was he in a ton of pain! It felt like he had been rammed in the back of the head with a train going at full speed. Opening one eye and waiting for the little stars to clear up, he sees his angel of mercy bending over him with…were those really tears in her eyes? For him? He was very surprised and a little touched. Trying to get his thoughts back in order inside his scrambled brain, he realized something was nagging at him. What was it? Oh yeah, wasn't he supposed to ask her something? He thought so, but his head hurt so much that he couldn't remember what is was. "Megumi…" he croaked. {Huh? He didn't call me fox lady? His head must have been hit harder than I thought!}
Leaning over him still and looking very worried and upset, she asked him what he wanted. "Thank you for helping me." He whispered. Then reaching out, he grabbed her hand. Megumi blushed and looked down at him, wondering if he would finally admit how he felt. She has had feelings for him for a long time now, but would never be the first to admit it. She was just way too stubborn.
Darn, he still couldn't remember what he wanted to ask! "I wanted to know if maybe…" He paused. It felt like he was on the right track, but was else was he supposed to say? Wracking his bashed brain, he tried again. "Would you please…" AARRGGHH! He was so close, he could feel it! A little farther…then it popped into is brain. Duh! "Could you please…loan me some money?"
WHAM! Some doctors just aren't gentle at all with their patients. This particular one plastered her patient on the wall. Red with anger she stomped out, leaving poor Sano after she had finally knocked some sense into him…or did she? Can Sano finally remember what he was really planning to ask, or did she impair his memory further? Can things really get any worse? Falling to the floor with a thump and once again in a daze, he wondered vaguely if maybe he was supposed to ask her something else. About lunch maybe? Or was it even more important than that? With this thought nagging him in the back of his in mind, he once again fell unconscious.
Hearing the loud noise outside, Kenshin and Kaoru go to check, only to find Sano with more bumps and bruises than he started out with before getting treated. They sweat dropped. "Remind me to never go to Megumi-dono if I need help, even if I am dying de gozaru ca!" Kenshin squeaked in fright. Kaoru just nodded silently in agreement, lost in thought. {Looks like I am gonna have to try harder to get those two together. I obviously can't depend on Sano to do it himself if he is going to spend most of the day knocked out cold!} She refused to remember the fact that some of it was her fault.
Determination returning with double the force as before, Kaoru grabbed Kenshin and both began to get Sano back in bed. He was gonna need a lot of care to see that he snapped out of it, and she was going to make sure that he got it. After he was awake, it would be time to have a council of war. Megumi would never know what hit her! (Then I guess she and Sano will finally have something in common, ROFL!)
Fearing the determined look on Kaoru's face, Kenshin helped her without question. Despite himself, he was really rather curious about how the rest of the day would go. Would Kaoru succeed? If anyone could do it, he knew she could. He just wondered, with slowly growing dread, exactly how.
Well, another good stopping point! What do you think so far? Good? Hehe, don't worry, Sano gets more involved in his own demise as the day goes on. I know you are dying to know how things turn out, but as I said, this will take several parts. It may very well be finished up in the next chapter though. We will just have to wait and see. ^_^ I suppose I ought to finish it up soon, I cause Sano probably can't take much more! LOL! Please read and review, and I will try to stick to my habit of getting a chapter up every other day as long as everyone gets around to reviewing in a timely fashion. Thank you so, so much! Your comments make this stuff worth working hard on. (
