I do not own Rurouni Kenshin
NINE
Sano and Megumi still stared at each other with hate in their eyes, when Sano
finally broke contact and threw back his chair. "I don't have to put up with all this
bullsh*t!" He said as he walked around the table to leave the library.
"I don't want to put up with you anymore either," Megumi yelled at him as she
grabbed her bag and tried to pass him in the hallway. They were both heading for
the elevator located at the end of the hallway when the door suddenly opened.
Megumi gave Sano a look before she started running towards it with Sano fast on
her heels.
Sano, being the taller and more athletic one made it to the door by a few seconds
and when he tried to close the door Megumi stuck her foot against the elevator not
letting it close on her.
"Hey I got here first, get out and wait for the next ride," Sano barked as he tried
to close the door.
"Hey don't you know it's lady's first? Why don't you be a gentleman and get out so
I could go in?" Megumi shouted back refusing to budge from her position.
"First of all, you're anything but a lady and second, who ever said I was a
gentleman?"
Scared that he might push her out of the way Megumi ran into the elevator just as
the door was closing again effectively ending their argument. She gave him a
triumphant smile, which he returned with a snarl wishing he had taken the stairs
instead.
They both made a move to push the main level button and their fingers ended up
touching one another. Megumi quickly pulled her hand away and made a show of
wiping her hand against her shirt with a disgusted look on her face.
"What never been touched by a guy before? Oops, almost forgot that no guy would
want to touch you even if you offered yourself on a silver platter," Sano said
meanly. Megumi turned around refusing to get into another verbal fight with him; it
was what he wanted anyways.
Suddenly without warning the elevator stopped with a loud bang before the lights
went out and everything was wrapped in pitch black.
Megumi let out a shriek as she grabbed the railing against the wall and felt dizzy.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Sano screamed as he rubbed his ears in
irritation. When no answer came from across the elevator where Megumi stood
Sano felt a little concerned. "Hey are you deaf or something?" He taunted wanting
to hear her speak.
"WHY DID THE ELEVATOR STOP?" She yelled hysterically making Sano feel a
little uneasy.
"Why do you think? The school's probably having another blackout."
Megumi tried to calm her fast beating heart and slow down her breathing but it
seemed more and more impossible to catch her breath. She felt her lungs tearing
up inside as her breathing became more and more shallow, coming out in shorter
breaths.
"Hey are you okay?" Sano's uncertain voice rang out from the other side.
"I-I'm claustrophobic," she managed to squeeze out between her tight lips.
"Oh sh*t, why the hell did you take the elevator then?"
"I-I wanted to... g-get away... f-from you," she returned as she felt her
consciousness slipping away.
"Stay right there, don't move," Sano ordered and if she wasn't feeling so scared
and weak she would have laughed at his ludicrous command.
Sano stretched his arms out in front of him and started walking in the direction of
Megumi's shallow breathing trying to get a hold of her.
"Hey, d-don't touch me," she complained as she tried to pull out of Sano's clutch.
"Just shut up and hold still," Sano yelled feeling frustration bubbling up inside him.
God, Megumi was the most infuriating girl he's ever met!
"What are you doing?"
"Just follow my lead and stop talking you're taking all the oxygen," he warned as he
pulled her closer to him until there was no more space between them. Megumi
wanted to pull away but somehow Sano's warmth felt so soothing at that moment
she didn't want to let go. Sano placed his right hand over her head and positioned
it until she was leaning on his shoulders. He placed his left hand over her back and
moved his right one down until it met contact with her neck.
Megumi wanted to ask what he was doing when she felt his fingers moving
underneath her neck and realized he was trying to relax her by massaging her.
Megumi found it was easier to catch her breath and breath more easily and soon
closed her eyes as the pleasant feelings generating from Sano's hand flowed over
her.
Then suddenly soft music started trickling down her ear and she realized that he
was singing to her. She felt a bit shock that his voice had such a melodic ring to it.
It was rich and deep, conveying every emotion hidden within each word.
Unexpectedly she found herself wrapping her arms around Sano for support and
leaning fully into him and enjoying the smell of his cologne.
Sano didn't know why he started singing but standing there and holding Megumi
made him feel weird inside. No one has ever heard him sing except Kenshin and his
parents and to sing now in front of someone he considers his enemy made him
suddenly wants to laugh.
Without warning the lights came back on and the elevator started moving again but
neither one of the occupants made a move to separate. Megumi slowly looked up at
Sano's face that was now only inches from hers and felt her heart hammering away
in her chest and knew that it wasn't from being locked in the elevator. Sano didn't
stop massaging her but instead seemed to be holding onto her tighter as if not
wanting it all to end.
Finally cold reality settled in and Megumi pushed Sano away. Feeling embarrassed
for having held her longer than needed he quickly made his way back to his side of
the elevator. The door opened and they finally arrived at their floor. Megumi
wanted to run as fast as possible away from the strange emotions that were
swimming around inside her and away from Sano who were causing these unsettling
feelings. She took a step off the elevator then turned around without warning and
looked at Sano's chest and said, "Thank you," before turning around again and
hurrying away.
Sano looked at her retreating figure then looked down at his hands before walking
towards the parking lot like in some kind of daze.
~Aya~
NINE
Sano and Megumi still stared at each other with hate in their eyes, when Sano
finally broke contact and threw back his chair. "I don't have to put up with all this
bullsh*t!" He said as he walked around the table to leave the library.
"I don't want to put up with you anymore either," Megumi yelled at him as she
grabbed her bag and tried to pass him in the hallway. They were both heading for
the elevator located at the end of the hallway when the door suddenly opened.
Megumi gave Sano a look before she started running towards it with Sano fast on
her heels.
Sano, being the taller and more athletic one made it to the door by a few seconds
and when he tried to close the door Megumi stuck her foot against the elevator not
letting it close on her.
"Hey I got here first, get out and wait for the next ride," Sano barked as he tried
to close the door.
"Hey don't you know it's lady's first? Why don't you be a gentleman and get out so
I could go in?" Megumi shouted back refusing to budge from her position.
"First of all, you're anything but a lady and second, who ever said I was a
gentleman?"
Scared that he might push her out of the way Megumi ran into the elevator just as
the door was closing again effectively ending their argument. She gave him a
triumphant smile, which he returned with a snarl wishing he had taken the stairs
instead.
They both made a move to push the main level button and their fingers ended up
touching one another. Megumi quickly pulled her hand away and made a show of
wiping her hand against her shirt with a disgusted look on her face.
"What never been touched by a guy before? Oops, almost forgot that no guy would
want to touch you even if you offered yourself on a silver platter," Sano said
meanly. Megumi turned around refusing to get into another verbal fight with him; it
was what he wanted anyways.
Suddenly without warning the elevator stopped with a loud bang before the lights
went out and everything was wrapped in pitch black.
Megumi let out a shriek as she grabbed the railing against the wall and felt dizzy.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Sano screamed as he rubbed his ears in
irritation. When no answer came from across the elevator where Megumi stood
Sano felt a little concerned. "Hey are you deaf or something?" He taunted wanting
to hear her speak.
"WHY DID THE ELEVATOR STOP?" She yelled hysterically making Sano feel a
little uneasy.
"Why do you think? The school's probably having another blackout."
Megumi tried to calm her fast beating heart and slow down her breathing but it
seemed more and more impossible to catch her breath. She felt her lungs tearing
up inside as her breathing became more and more shallow, coming out in shorter
breaths.
"Hey are you okay?" Sano's uncertain voice rang out from the other side.
"I-I'm claustrophobic," she managed to squeeze out between her tight lips.
"Oh sh*t, why the hell did you take the elevator then?"
"I-I wanted to... g-get away... f-from you," she returned as she felt her
consciousness slipping away.
"Stay right there, don't move," Sano ordered and if she wasn't feeling so scared
and weak she would have laughed at his ludicrous command.
Sano stretched his arms out in front of him and started walking in the direction of
Megumi's shallow breathing trying to get a hold of her.
"Hey, d-don't touch me," she complained as she tried to pull out of Sano's clutch.
"Just shut up and hold still," Sano yelled feeling frustration bubbling up inside him.
God, Megumi was the most infuriating girl he's ever met!
"What are you doing?"
"Just follow my lead and stop talking you're taking all the oxygen," he warned as he
pulled her closer to him until there was no more space between them. Megumi
wanted to pull away but somehow Sano's warmth felt so soothing at that moment
she didn't want to let go. Sano placed his right hand over her head and positioned
it until she was leaning on his shoulders. He placed his left hand over her back and
moved his right one down until it met contact with her neck.
Megumi wanted to ask what he was doing when she felt his fingers moving
underneath her neck and realized he was trying to relax her by massaging her.
Megumi found it was easier to catch her breath and breath more easily and soon
closed her eyes as the pleasant feelings generating from Sano's hand flowed over
her.
Then suddenly soft music started trickling down her ear and she realized that he
was singing to her. She felt a bit shock that his voice had such a melodic ring to it.
It was rich and deep, conveying every emotion hidden within each word.
Unexpectedly she found herself wrapping her arms around Sano for support and
leaning fully into him and enjoying the smell of his cologne.
Sano didn't know why he started singing but standing there and holding Megumi
made him feel weird inside. No one has ever heard him sing except Kenshin and his
parents and to sing now in front of someone he considers his enemy made him
suddenly wants to laugh.
Without warning the lights came back on and the elevator started moving again but
neither one of the occupants made a move to separate. Megumi slowly looked up at
Sano's face that was now only inches from hers and felt her heart hammering away
in her chest and knew that it wasn't from being locked in the elevator. Sano didn't
stop massaging her but instead seemed to be holding onto her tighter as if not
wanting it all to end.
Finally cold reality settled in and Megumi pushed Sano away. Feeling embarrassed
for having held her longer than needed he quickly made his way back to his side of
the elevator. The door opened and they finally arrived at their floor. Megumi
wanted to run as fast as possible away from the strange emotions that were
swimming around inside her and away from Sano who were causing these unsettling
feelings. She took a step off the elevator then turned around without warning and
looked at Sano's chest and said, "Thank you," before turning around again and
hurrying away.
Sano looked at her retreating figure then looked down at his hands before walking
towards the parking lot like in some kind of daze.
~Aya~