Authors' Notes: We hope you guys liked the last installment…even though at this moment we only have ONE REVIEW!!!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!! (Ok, that was weird.) Anyway, please read and review! Or else! (FALALALALA! CHRISTMAS IS TEN MONTHS AWAY!! YAY!!!!!) Once again, please review!
C.Kitsune: Hello there minna! Welcome to the second edition of akira_yuki's newest fic!
S.Girl: *yawn* I'm soooooo sleepy…I dun wanna write this fic anymore.
C.Kitsune: Hush. (S.Girl is cuckoo. Ignore her.)
S.Girl: I am so not cuckoo! No cuckoo person possesses the ability to read between your parenthesis!
C.Kitsune: Whatever. Anyway, this little authors' conversation thing is a little short this time, just cuz we're getting lazy…but have a good one!
S.Girl: A good nap? Mm…a good bowl of Chunky's soup…
C.Kitsune: Neither, you idiot. A good day and a good reading!
Disclaimer: You know, the usual. However, one more thing. Eat your Chunky soup before the expiration date, else S.Girl will come and try to take them from you to *ahem* plant in her backyard. (She thinks they like grow roots or something…I dunno. She's just odd.)
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Chapter 2: Kenshin the Matchmaker
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"I can't believe I'm actually doing this,"
Kenshin dragged his feet along the path as he grumbled to himself.
"I can't possibly be a matchmaker! This is awful….all for the sake of my marriage…"
Kaoru had actually plotted for Kenshin to match-make Megumi and Sano. How INSANE was that?! Matchmakers were normally ladies with fifteen husbands, tons of makeup, and humongous butts. Kenshin had none of those things, and he didn't even want to think about cross-dressing.
However, after Kaoru threatened to divorce him if he didn't do this, Kenshin had very much so unwillingly lugged himself out doors to search for Sano.
"Oy! Sano, where are you?!"
Sano was still a little drunk, even after being thrown out of the house by Kaoru with a water pail.
"Falalal—Oh. It's you. Join me for a drink, will ya?"
Kenshin sighed. This was gonna be very very hard. Especially since it was nearly impossible to keep Sano sober.
"Sano, we have to talk."
"Well, come chug with me first."
Sano had brought several jugs of sake with him, and was now chugging them like there was no tomorrow.
"Sano, stop drinking! This is a highly important issue!"
"Nothing, Ken-san, is more important that drinking!"
"What about—"
"Nothing, I say!"
"WHAT ABOUT MEG—"
"Nah-uh!"
"Are you even listening? What about Megumi?!"
"…"
Sano's eyes suddenly turned very small and squinty, like he was concentrating on something.
"Well?" Kenshin was quite exasperated.
"Oh, that." Sano paused for a moment, then continued. "I forgot."
Kenshin almost fell over backwards.
"You forgot?!"
"Is there something so bad about that?"
"She's the love of your life, and you forgot about her?!"
"Well, I was gonna serenade her…'cept I forgot to practice and got drunk instead."
"…"
Kenshin groaned inwardly. How could any man on earth possible forget about his one true love?! This was just so messed up. He'd have to get help with his matchmaking.
Maybe Aoshi and Misao could help. They were newly-weds, they knew how to get a couple together. Maybe after talking with them, he could think up what to do.
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At Aoshi and Misao's place
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Kenshin knocked on the door. No one came out to greet him. He knocked again. This time, there was a little muffling noise, and he could hear a screen door opening.
"Aoshi? Misao? This is Kenshin! I need your help!"
"Aiya, Ken-san, you don't need to call at such an early hour. Especially not when we're taking a shower!"
Misao seemed a little pissed, but still, she came to open the door. Kenshin walked in to catch a glimpse of Misao and Aoshi cuddling, half-dressed.
'GROSS!' Kenshin thought to himself. 'I should have brought Kaoru. Then we could compete. But now, since I'm by myself, I've gotta ignore all these stupid snuggling thingies.'
"So, Himura, what did you want?"
Aoshi, Misao in his arms, invited Kenshin in for tea.
"You wanted to discuss something?"
"Oh, yeah. It's about Sano and Megumi…"