I do not own Rurouni Kenshin
TWELVE
Sano looked around at his messed-up room then glanced at what is left of his
precious wine collection that now decorates his rug an ugly crimson red color. "Aw,
man did you have to break all my wine bottles?" Sano complained feeling the loss
like a blow to the stomach. It would probably take him a couple of months and a lot
of money to recover his collection.
"I can't exactly help it if I was FALLING and couldn't stop myself," Kenshin said
sarcastically going over to the mirror to check on his bruised eye. "Man, when did
you start caring so much for Megumi?" He asked as he gingerly touched his eye,
wincing when his fingers came across a sensitive spot.
"Who said I cared for her?"
"Then why get so upset when you thought I asked her out?"
"What do you mean I thought? You did make a move on her," Sano stated as he
began to clean up his room still not looking at Kenshin.
"If you had eavesdropped a little sooner you would have found out that I was
asking Megumi for help... in getting Kaoru to go out with me."
Sano's body snapped straight up as the implications of Kenshin's words settled in.
"Then why'd you... "
"I was only trying to make a point with her... and why the hell would I want to date
her if I'm trying to get Kaoru? I might be your best friend but it doesn't mean that
I'm like you."
"Too bad," Sano returned and laughed as Kenshin threw something past his head.
"In all the years I knew you, I never thought you were the jealous type... "
"I'm-... "
Ring, Ring
"Hey wait," Kenshin said as he took out his cell. "What's up?"
"Um... is Kenshin there please?" A quiet voice sounded out from the little cell.
"Yeah it's me... Oh hey Megumi." Kenshin said, a little bit too loudly sneaking a look
Sano's way to see if he heard and he sure did.
Sano's body stiffened when he heard Megumi's name but pretended he hadn't paid
attention to what Kenshin was saying. He continued to clean his room up but found
himself moving closer and closer to Kenshin's side. He tried to ignore the fact that
he was practically straining his ears to find out what Kenshin was saying but the
stupid idiot was keeping his voice low so that eavesdropping was impossible.
Kenshin had to pinch himself to keep from laughing at Sano's pathetic attempt at
acting indifferent to the fact that Megumi had called him.
"So can you make it?" Megumi's uncertain voice came over the line shaking him from
his own musings.
"Yeah sure, then I guess I'll see you at the movies then," Kenshin said loudly again
for the second time throughout the whole conversation giving Sano a big grin when
he fingered him.
"What? Not me-... "
"I know I know... okay I have to go now so see ya." Kenshin said hastily then quickly
hanging up before Megumi could say anything else.
"Hey I have to go now sorry I can't stay to help you clean up the mess," Kenshin
told Sano as he went to get his jacket.
"I thought you didn't ask Megumi out."
"I thought you didn't care," Kenshin answered easily, hanging his jacket over his
arm not wanting to ruin it with the alcohol that covered his body.
"I've been meaning to watch a movie too, why don't we go together," Sano
suggested casually ignoring Kenshin's remark.
Knowing he had to tell Sano the truth soon or risk losing the only chance he'll
probably ever get to be with Kaoru alone, Kenshin sighed hating to end the game so
quickly. "Look I was just kidding a minute ago, I'm not meeting Megumi up... I'm
going to the movies with Kaoru."
Sano gave Kenshin a confused expression, "But isn't Kaoru trying to avoid you like
the plague?"
"Yeah she is, that's why Megumi is tricking her into thinking she's going to the
movies with Megumi when actually she'll be going with me," Kenshin whispered
excitedly as if he's scared the plan might be ruined if he said it any louder.
"What a wonderful cousin she is, using the oldest trick in the book to scam her own
family," Sano replied with disgust in his voice even though there was the tiniest
hint of a smile on his face.
"As long as I get to be with Kaoru I don't care how it happens, so you still wanna
come?" Kenshin asked innocently already guessing the answer.
"I would but look at this mess someone has to clean it up." Sano spread his arms
wide to prove his point pretending he didn't see the smirk that was slowly crossing
Kenshin's face.
"Alright, then you keep doing that, and I'll go get ready for my date."
* * *
Kaoru checked her watch again then looked out at the thinning crowd, her nerves
at its ends. Megumi knew that today was the last day they were going to show the
movie and she'd promised she'd come early but it was now 10 minutes to the show
and yet there was still now sign of her.
"Megumi, I'm going to kill you," Kaoru growled under her breath as she continued to
pace back and forth across the entrance to the movie theater. She'd bought the
tickets ahead of time, scared that it would all be sold out by the time Megumi gets
there. Just as she was giving up hope and was about to go in alone someone patted
her on the shoulder.
"What took you-... " The words died on her lips when she realized that it wasn't
Megumi behind her but it was Kenshin. "What are you doing here?" She yelled
causing people to look their way.
"I'm glad to see you too," Kenshin replied happily, "Megumi suddenly called me on
short notice and said that she couldn't make it and that I should take her place."
"You're kidding me, you really think I'm going to believe that bullsh*t?" Kaoru said
angrily, still not believing that her very own cousin has fooled her like that.
"Hey, come on... if we don't go in now we're going to miss the beginning," Kenshin
said as he tried to tug her towards the door.
"Let go," Kaoru screamed as she pushed him away, "I would never go anywhere with
you even if my life depended on it."
"Um, is there a problem here?" The manager of the theater asked as he came over
to them afraid that Kaoru was in danger.
"Yes!"
"No!" They both said at the same time. Before Kaoru could let out another
statement Kenshin quickly pulled the manager aside and explained the situation to
him.
Kaoru looked suspiciously at Kenshin as the manager's facial expression turned to
one of enlightenment and regretfulness.
When he walked away Kenshin came up to Kaoru again with a smile on his face,
"Ready to go in?"
"What'd you say to him?"
"The movie's starting and if I'm right this should be their last night showing it, are
you really going to let me stand in the way of you seeing your favorite movie?"
Kenshin asked devilishly.
Kaoru realized that Kenshin was right, why should he stop her from watching what
she wants. Deciding that she'd rather throw away her extra ticket then give it to
him, she walked over to the garbage can and disposed of it giving him a satisfied
smile. She'd bought the last two tickets so there's no way he would be able to
watch the film with her.
She lifted her nose up a notch and walked by him as if he was nothing but a pesky
fly.
Kenshin gave out a little chuckle at her little act and proceeded to follow her
taking out his pre-ordered ticket and hiding the other one away.
Kaoru stomped her feet in frustration when she saw that he was prepared after all
and quickly went to find a seat where he couldn't sit next to her. Seeing an empty
seat between two people she made her way over to them and sat down. When
Kenshin made it to her aisle she gave him a snobby beam and mouthed out, "I win"
before turning her attention towards the screen.
"Um... I'm sorry... " Kenshin said to the person sitting beside Kaoru making her
look his way. "My girlfriend here is mad at me for coming late to the movies and
she wouldn't talk to me. I'd really appreciate it if you could give me your seat so I
could apologize to her," Kenshin said with an angelic face. The woman seeing
Kenshin's sincere expression smiled and stood up to move.
"Wait, don't listen to him, he's lying," Kaoru told her desperately.
Kenshin faked a hurt expression making sure to let the woman see it before making
his melodramatic speech catching the attention of people around them. "I already
told you, my sister wouldn't let me leave until I finished telling her a bedtime story.
I'd run two red lights just to make it here as soon as possible can't you forgive
me?"
"Stop lying," Kaoru shouted but everyone only smiled thinking that it was a cute
little lovers' quarrel.
"What do you want me to do to make you forgive me? Do you want me to get on my
knees, because I would," Kenshin said dramatically as he made a move as if to really
do it but the woman held onto him and wouldn't let him.
"He's such a sweet boyfriend, can't you just forgive him this once?" She asked
Kaoru with a kind smile on her face wishing her husband would be half as romantic
as the young man beside her. The crowd around them starting imputing their
opinion shouting things like, "aww, he's so cute, take him back," or "he didn't mean
to be late, be nice and forgive him," until Kaoru thought she'd die from
embarrassment.
"Sit down before I kill you!" Kaoru said softly her eyes have turned into slits as she
faced the front refusing to look at him.
"Thank you so much," Kenshin whispered to the woman as she moved to another
spot then he suddenly shouted to the crowd, "Thank you to all of you, now my
girlfriend is letting me sit with her," making the people hoot with encouragement.
"Just wait until this movie is over... " Kaoru whispered venomously
~Aya~
TWELVE
Sano looked around at his messed-up room then glanced at what is left of his
precious wine collection that now decorates his rug an ugly crimson red color. "Aw,
man did you have to break all my wine bottles?" Sano complained feeling the loss
like a blow to the stomach. It would probably take him a couple of months and a lot
of money to recover his collection.
"I can't exactly help it if I was FALLING and couldn't stop myself," Kenshin said
sarcastically going over to the mirror to check on his bruised eye. "Man, when did
you start caring so much for Megumi?" He asked as he gingerly touched his eye,
wincing when his fingers came across a sensitive spot.
"Who said I cared for her?"
"Then why get so upset when you thought I asked her out?"
"What do you mean I thought? You did make a move on her," Sano stated as he
began to clean up his room still not looking at Kenshin.
"If you had eavesdropped a little sooner you would have found out that I was
asking Megumi for help... in getting Kaoru to go out with me."
Sano's body snapped straight up as the implications of Kenshin's words settled in.
"Then why'd you... "
"I was only trying to make a point with her... and why the hell would I want to date
her if I'm trying to get Kaoru? I might be your best friend but it doesn't mean that
I'm like you."
"Too bad," Sano returned and laughed as Kenshin threw something past his head.
"In all the years I knew you, I never thought you were the jealous type... "
"I'm-... "
Ring, Ring
"Hey wait," Kenshin said as he took out his cell. "What's up?"
"Um... is Kenshin there please?" A quiet voice sounded out from the little cell.
"Yeah it's me... Oh hey Megumi." Kenshin said, a little bit too loudly sneaking a look
Sano's way to see if he heard and he sure did.
Sano's body stiffened when he heard Megumi's name but pretended he hadn't paid
attention to what Kenshin was saying. He continued to clean his room up but found
himself moving closer and closer to Kenshin's side. He tried to ignore the fact that
he was practically straining his ears to find out what Kenshin was saying but the
stupid idiot was keeping his voice low so that eavesdropping was impossible.
Kenshin had to pinch himself to keep from laughing at Sano's pathetic attempt at
acting indifferent to the fact that Megumi had called him.
"So can you make it?" Megumi's uncertain voice came over the line shaking him from
his own musings.
"Yeah sure, then I guess I'll see you at the movies then," Kenshin said loudly again
for the second time throughout the whole conversation giving Sano a big grin when
he fingered him.
"What? Not me-... "
"I know I know... okay I have to go now so see ya." Kenshin said hastily then quickly
hanging up before Megumi could say anything else.
"Hey I have to go now sorry I can't stay to help you clean up the mess," Kenshin
told Sano as he went to get his jacket.
"I thought you didn't ask Megumi out."
"I thought you didn't care," Kenshin answered easily, hanging his jacket over his
arm not wanting to ruin it with the alcohol that covered his body.
"I've been meaning to watch a movie too, why don't we go together," Sano
suggested casually ignoring Kenshin's remark.
Knowing he had to tell Sano the truth soon or risk losing the only chance he'll
probably ever get to be with Kaoru alone, Kenshin sighed hating to end the game so
quickly. "Look I was just kidding a minute ago, I'm not meeting Megumi up... I'm
going to the movies with Kaoru."
Sano gave Kenshin a confused expression, "But isn't Kaoru trying to avoid you like
the plague?"
"Yeah she is, that's why Megumi is tricking her into thinking she's going to the
movies with Megumi when actually she'll be going with me," Kenshin whispered
excitedly as if he's scared the plan might be ruined if he said it any louder.
"What a wonderful cousin she is, using the oldest trick in the book to scam her own
family," Sano replied with disgust in his voice even though there was the tiniest
hint of a smile on his face.
"As long as I get to be with Kaoru I don't care how it happens, so you still wanna
come?" Kenshin asked innocently already guessing the answer.
"I would but look at this mess someone has to clean it up." Sano spread his arms
wide to prove his point pretending he didn't see the smirk that was slowly crossing
Kenshin's face.
"Alright, then you keep doing that, and I'll go get ready for my date."
* * *
Kaoru checked her watch again then looked out at the thinning crowd, her nerves
at its ends. Megumi knew that today was the last day they were going to show the
movie and she'd promised she'd come early but it was now 10 minutes to the show
and yet there was still now sign of her.
"Megumi, I'm going to kill you," Kaoru growled under her breath as she continued to
pace back and forth across the entrance to the movie theater. She'd bought the
tickets ahead of time, scared that it would all be sold out by the time Megumi gets
there. Just as she was giving up hope and was about to go in alone someone patted
her on the shoulder.
"What took you-... " The words died on her lips when she realized that it wasn't
Megumi behind her but it was Kenshin. "What are you doing here?" She yelled
causing people to look their way.
"I'm glad to see you too," Kenshin replied happily, "Megumi suddenly called me on
short notice and said that she couldn't make it and that I should take her place."
"You're kidding me, you really think I'm going to believe that bullsh*t?" Kaoru said
angrily, still not believing that her very own cousin has fooled her like that.
"Hey, come on... if we don't go in now we're going to miss the beginning," Kenshin
said as he tried to tug her towards the door.
"Let go," Kaoru screamed as she pushed him away, "I would never go anywhere with
you even if my life depended on it."
"Um, is there a problem here?" The manager of the theater asked as he came over
to them afraid that Kaoru was in danger.
"Yes!"
"No!" They both said at the same time. Before Kaoru could let out another
statement Kenshin quickly pulled the manager aside and explained the situation to
him.
Kaoru looked suspiciously at Kenshin as the manager's facial expression turned to
one of enlightenment and regretfulness.
When he walked away Kenshin came up to Kaoru again with a smile on his face,
"Ready to go in?"
"What'd you say to him?"
"The movie's starting and if I'm right this should be their last night showing it, are
you really going to let me stand in the way of you seeing your favorite movie?"
Kenshin asked devilishly.
Kaoru realized that Kenshin was right, why should he stop her from watching what
she wants. Deciding that she'd rather throw away her extra ticket then give it to
him, she walked over to the garbage can and disposed of it giving him a satisfied
smile. She'd bought the last two tickets so there's no way he would be able to
watch the film with her.
She lifted her nose up a notch and walked by him as if he was nothing but a pesky
fly.
Kenshin gave out a little chuckle at her little act and proceeded to follow her
taking out his pre-ordered ticket and hiding the other one away.
Kaoru stomped her feet in frustration when she saw that he was prepared after all
and quickly went to find a seat where he couldn't sit next to her. Seeing an empty
seat between two people she made her way over to them and sat down. When
Kenshin made it to her aisle she gave him a snobby beam and mouthed out, "I win"
before turning her attention towards the screen.
"Um... I'm sorry... " Kenshin said to the person sitting beside Kaoru making her
look his way. "My girlfriend here is mad at me for coming late to the movies and
she wouldn't talk to me. I'd really appreciate it if you could give me your seat so I
could apologize to her," Kenshin said with an angelic face. The woman seeing
Kenshin's sincere expression smiled and stood up to move.
"Wait, don't listen to him, he's lying," Kaoru told her desperately.
Kenshin faked a hurt expression making sure to let the woman see it before making
his melodramatic speech catching the attention of people around them. "I already
told you, my sister wouldn't let me leave until I finished telling her a bedtime story.
I'd run two red lights just to make it here as soon as possible can't you forgive
me?"
"Stop lying," Kaoru shouted but everyone only smiled thinking that it was a cute
little lovers' quarrel.
"What do you want me to do to make you forgive me? Do you want me to get on my
knees, because I would," Kenshin said dramatically as he made a move as if to really
do it but the woman held onto him and wouldn't let him.
"He's such a sweet boyfriend, can't you just forgive him this once?" She asked
Kaoru with a kind smile on her face wishing her husband would be half as romantic
as the young man beside her. The crowd around them starting imputing their
opinion shouting things like, "aww, he's so cute, take him back," or "he didn't mean
to be late, be nice and forgive him," until Kaoru thought she'd die from
embarrassment.
"Sit down before I kill you!" Kaoru said softly her eyes have turned into slits as she
faced the front refusing to look at him.
"Thank you so much," Kenshin whispered to the woman as she moved to another
spot then he suddenly shouted to the crowd, "Thank you to all of you, now my
girlfriend is letting me sit with her," making the people hoot with encouragement.
"Just wait until this movie is over... " Kaoru whispered venomously
~Aya~