I would like to thank you for all your replies and major apologies in the
lateness. This chapter is not so great either but it's manageable.
(sorry, I know I promised on my last chapter that the next wont be
boring... but I PROMISE chap 19 will be very good, and this time I wont
break anymore promises mmk?!) My epilogue is coming soon within a week or
so.
Happy reading
I do not own rurouni kenshin
Kenshin's grin slowly faded suddenly feeling very lonely now that Kaoru left. He
looked around the room finally seeing his father sleeping on the couch. Not
wanting to wake him up and also in need of some rest himself, he decided to nap
for a little before informing his dad he was okay. The door to his room opened
just as he closed his eyes and thinking it was one of the nurses, didn't bother
to check to see who it was.
Sano slowly closed the door when he noticed Kenshin's dad sleeping and walked
over to the window without looking at Kenshin. He already knew what he would see
and wasn't quite sure if he could stand it. He looked down into the hospital's
courtyard but nothing really caught his eye. Unconsciously his hand moved up to
his lips and started rubbing back and forth as if he could bring back the
feeling of warmth he felt when he kissed Megumi. Quickly realizing what he was
doing Sano let his hand fall to his side as he tore himself away from the
window, took a deep breath and walked over to Kenshin's bed.
He grabbed a nearby chair and sat down in it wincing when he saw Kenshin's bruised
up face. "Hey, how are you today?" Sano asked wanting to fill up the quietness
of the room.
"You know, on the way here I had the funniest thought, I wished I
was the one in this bed instead of you. Stupid isn't it? And don't think it's
one of those self-sacrificing thoughts because I'm too selfish for that sh*t."
Sano gave off a little smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. "Everyone has
their flaws I guess that's one of mine huh? Hey, do you remember all those
times we used to argue about who would kiss a girl first? We always agreed that
I'd probably be the one since you were such chicken sh*t. But you know what?
Deep down I always thought you were the braver one. God, for a girl you hardly
know, you were already willing to risk your life, and what did I do? I left the
only girl I've ever truly cared for in the school's parking lot crying her eyes
out. You know how I am always saying that I hate smart girls because they are
all gold diggers? Well to tell you the truth I only hate them because I'm
afraid if I ever let myself like someone smart, she'll realize that I'm nothing
more than a pretty rich boy with no brains in his head. I guess that's why I've
always preferred dumb girls; they're too stupid to notice how dumb I am. I
don't try in school because I'm afraid that if I work my ass off, my result
would still be the same, a fail. I'm afraid I'll let my parents down, I'm
afraid Megumi will never forgive me, I'm afraid you might di-..." Sano stopped
himself from saying the word, refusing the even think of the possibility that
Kenshin might not get better.
"Haha," he laughed dryly, "Now you know what a
'chicken sh*t I am. You know, you're lucky..you don't have to think about any of
these things. I guess it's one of the good things about being unconscious, you
don't have to worry or care about what is happening around you right?"
Sano
quickly got out of his chair and hastily wiped the one teardrop that managed to
escape from his face. "Hey I have to go now, I'll come back tomorrow."
Kenshin waited until the door clicked before slowly opening his eyes. When he
heard Sano's voice he wanted to surprise him but something told him not too and
now he was glad he listened to his instincts. In all the years he'd known him,
never once has Sano ever showed any sign of uncertainty. It was kind of a
shock to find out that Sano is more self-conscious than him. Kenshin closed his
eyes again and tried to go back to sleep even though his head was filled with
questions and for the first time, wondered if he knew Sano at all.
* * *
Kaoru ran out of the hospital and looked around to see that Megumi had left.
Thinking she might have taken a walk, she quickly ran to the hospital's
courtyard. When there was still no sign of her Kaoru felt a moment's panic.
What happens if Sano or Mr. Himura caught her and took her to the police
station? Don't be stupid, why would they do that, they're after you not her.
Quickly reassuring herself, Kaoru decided to go to Megumi's house. If she was
there, then she'd better hide considering she'd promised to watch out for Sano.
Kaoru stormed up the stairs running straight into Megum's room without knocking,
so angry that her own cousin ditched her in such a dangerous situation. When
she saw Megumi's crying form lying dejectedly on the bed, her anger evaporated
like
smoke and ran over to her. "Megumi what happened?" Kaoru asked worriedly.
Megumi looked up and jumped into Kaoru's comforting arms letting her tears fall
freely.
"Megumi, tell me," Kaoru exclaimed getting kind of impatient and worried at the
same time.
"I-it's S-ano..su-ke...," Megumi finally managed to squeeze out between the hiccups
and
tears.
"What about him?"
"He-he kissed me!" Megumi whined crying even harder.
"Isn't that a good thing?" Kaoru was getting really confused and pulled Megumi
away so she could shake some sense into her.
"Stop that."
"Not until you tell me what happened."
"I saw him about to go into the hospital so I told him I wanted to talk to him.
He took me to the school and we were talking, and then somehow got into an
argument so I tried to run away. He caught me and then..."
"And then?" Kaoru encouraged.
"And then he kissed me."
"Isn't that what you always wanted?"
"Yes but then we got into another argument and now we hate each other. What am
I going to do?" Megumi said as more tears escaped her red swollen eyes.
"It's alright, we'll think of something," Kaoru said as she hugged Megumi tightly.
"Have you noticed that ever since we met Sano and Kenshin we keep
running into trouble?"
"Tell me about it, sometimes I think I hate him and then I just can't help
thinking about him," Megumi grumbled referring to Sano. "You know what? We
should
just forget about those jerks and find other guys."
"You really think we can do it?"
"Of course we can, once hell freezes over," Megumi said seriously. The two
cousins looked at each other and burst into laughter.
~Aya~
Happy reading
I do not own rurouni kenshin
Kenshin's grin slowly faded suddenly feeling very lonely now that Kaoru left. He
looked around the room finally seeing his father sleeping on the couch. Not
wanting to wake him up and also in need of some rest himself, he decided to nap
for a little before informing his dad he was okay. The door to his room opened
just as he closed his eyes and thinking it was one of the nurses, didn't bother
to check to see who it was.
Sano slowly closed the door when he noticed Kenshin's dad sleeping and walked
over to the window without looking at Kenshin. He already knew what he would see
and wasn't quite sure if he could stand it. He looked down into the hospital's
courtyard but nothing really caught his eye. Unconsciously his hand moved up to
his lips and started rubbing back and forth as if he could bring back the
feeling of warmth he felt when he kissed Megumi. Quickly realizing what he was
doing Sano let his hand fall to his side as he tore himself away from the
window, took a deep breath and walked over to Kenshin's bed.
He grabbed a nearby chair and sat down in it wincing when he saw Kenshin's bruised
up face. "Hey, how are you today?" Sano asked wanting to fill up the quietness
of the room.
"You know, on the way here I had the funniest thought, I wished I
was the one in this bed instead of you. Stupid isn't it? And don't think it's
one of those self-sacrificing thoughts because I'm too selfish for that sh*t."
Sano gave off a little smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. "Everyone has
their flaws I guess that's one of mine huh? Hey, do you remember all those
times we used to argue about who would kiss a girl first? We always agreed that
I'd probably be the one since you were such chicken sh*t. But you know what?
Deep down I always thought you were the braver one. God, for a girl you hardly
know, you were already willing to risk your life, and what did I do? I left the
only girl I've ever truly cared for in the school's parking lot crying her eyes
out. You know how I am always saying that I hate smart girls because they are
all gold diggers? Well to tell you the truth I only hate them because I'm
afraid if I ever let myself like someone smart, she'll realize that I'm nothing
more than a pretty rich boy with no brains in his head. I guess that's why I've
always preferred dumb girls; they're too stupid to notice how dumb I am. I
don't try in school because I'm afraid that if I work my ass off, my result
would still be the same, a fail. I'm afraid I'll let my parents down, I'm
afraid Megumi will never forgive me, I'm afraid you might di-..." Sano stopped
himself from saying the word, refusing the even think of the possibility that
Kenshin might not get better.
"Haha," he laughed dryly, "Now you know what a
'chicken sh*t I am. You know, you're lucky..you don't have to think about any of
these things. I guess it's one of the good things about being unconscious, you
don't have to worry or care about what is happening around you right?"
Sano
quickly got out of his chair and hastily wiped the one teardrop that managed to
escape from his face. "Hey I have to go now, I'll come back tomorrow."
Kenshin waited until the door clicked before slowly opening his eyes. When he
heard Sano's voice he wanted to surprise him but something told him not too and
now he was glad he listened to his instincts. In all the years he'd known him,
never once has Sano ever showed any sign of uncertainty. It was kind of a
shock to find out that Sano is more self-conscious than him. Kenshin closed his
eyes again and tried to go back to sleep even though his head was filled with
questions and for the first time, wondered if he knew Sano at all.
* * *
Kaoru ran out of the hospital and looked around to see that Megumi had left.
Thinking she might have taken a walk, she quickly ran to the hospital's
courtyard. When there was still no sign of her Kaoru felt a moment's panic.
What happens if Sano or Mr. Himura caught her and took her to the police
station? Don't be stupid, why would they do that, they're after you not her.
Quickly reassuring herself, Kaoru decided to go to Megumi's house. If she was
there, then she'd better hide considering she'd promised to watch out for Sano.
Kaoru stormed up the stairs running straight into Megum's room without knocking,
so angry that her own cousin ditched her in such a dangerous situation. When
she saw Megumi's crying form lying dejectedly on the bed, her anger evaporated
like
smoke and ran over to her. "Megumi what happened?" Kaoru asked worriedly.
Megumi looked up and jumped into Kaoru's comforting arms letting her tears fall
freely.
"Megumi, tell me," Kaoru exclaimed getting kind of impatient and worried at the
same time.
"I-it's S-ano..su-ke...," Megumi finally managed to squeeze out between the hiccups
and
tears.
"What about him?"
"He-he kissed me!" Megumi whined crying even harder.
"Isn't that a good thing?" Kaoru was getting really confused and pulled Megumi
away so she could shake some sense into her.
"Stop that."
"Not until you tell me what happened."
"I saw him about to go into the hospital so I told him I wanted to talk to him.
He took me to the school and we were talking, and then somehow got into an
argument so I tried to run away. He caught me and then..."
"And then?" Kaoru encouraged.
"And then he kissed me."
"Isn't that what you always wanted?"
"Yes but then we got into another argument and now we hate each other. What am
I going to do?" Megumi said as more tears escaped her red swollen eyes.
"It's alright, we'll think of something," Kaoru said as she hugged Megumi tightly.
"Have you noticed that ever since we met Sano and Kenshin we keep
running into trouble?"
"Tell me about it, sometimes I think I hate him and then I just can't help
thinking about him," Megumi grumbled referring to Sano. "You know what? We
should
just forget about those jerks and find other guys."
"You really think we can do it?"
"Of course we can, once hell freezes over," Megumi said seriously. The two
cousins looked at each other and burst into laughter.
~Aya~