A/N: Alright, this will live up to the angst thing. Right now it isn't but
just trust me.
Sanosuke took a deep breath then slid open the door. He walked in and stood in the middle of the room, looking around.
"Megumi?" he called.
"I'll be right there," he heard a voice call back.
Sanosuke sighed and continued to stand, waiting for her to arrive. A couple minutes later he heard footsteps approaching the room. Another door slid open and in walked Megumi. She slid the door shut behind her before approaching him.
"Did you hurt yourself again?"
Sanosuke chuckled at this, the first thing she said to him. The only times he ever came here was because he had been hurt. Now she seemed to assume that his arrival meant he was hurt.
"No."
"Oh. Well then what is it?"
Megumi looked up into his eyes and Sanosuke looked back down into hers. He wasn't smiling. He gently touched her arm.
"Well I need to tell you this somewhere private, where no one else can listen in."
Megumi studied his face for a couple seconds before answering.
"Alright. Follow me."
She led Sanosuke out of the building and they walked together to the bridge.
Once they made sure no one was near them, Megumi turned to Sanosuke and said, "What is it? Did something else happen?"
"Well not exactly. It's just that Kenshin and Kaoru are planning to leave here. They want to go away."
"But isn't Kenshin afraid something might happen to Kaoru? And she is too hurt to travel, when are they leaving?"
"Well at first I guess he didn't want to take her along. But after they found out their true feelings for each other Kenshin couldn't say no. They plan to leave as soon as possible. But not without us."
"Huh? What are you saying?"
"I convinced them to allow just us to go with them. I mean, what if something happened here that I wouldn't be able to handle?"
This was a rare moment. Sanosuke would never admit to anything besides Kenshin being able to defeat him. But instead of taking advantage of this situation, Megumi sighed. She knew that Sanosuke was being extremely serious and she needed to make a decision fast before Kenshin and Kaoru left.
"Sanosuke." She spoke slowly. "I help out Dr. Gensai here. I can't just leave the patients to go away with you and Kenshin and Kaoru. I would need a stronger reason."
Sanosuke was a little shocked but not quite. He knew that Megumi's patients and her job meant a lot to her. She had wanted to be a doctor for as long as he knew her. But if she stayed here he would most likely never see her again. A bunch of feelings washed over Sanosuke. Feelings of sadness, regret, worry, and then there was this heated feeling in his stomach. It felt like it wanted to burst out.
"But, you may never see Kenshin and Kaoru again." He bowed his head. "I may never see you again."
"Don't be ridiculous," Megumi said, smiling a little, "of course we will see each other again."
"I wouldn't count on it. Kenshin and Kaoru plan to never return. And as for me, well if I return it might give away where Kenshin is somehow."
Megumi's smile faded. What would it be like if she never saw any of them again? Could she really live without seeing any of them again? She couldn't be having these doubts. Her loyalty was to Dr. Gensai and her patients. This was what she wanted from the start.
"Sanosuke," she whispered sadder than she realized, "I just can't."
She turned and was about to walk away when she felt a hand grab her own. She gasped and turned around, looking up into Sanosuke's face.
"Sanosuke," she whispered again.
"Megumi, you have to come. What if something were to happen to you? No one would be here to help. I wouldn't be able to rid myself of the guilt."
"Sanosuke you don't need to worry about me. I can take care of myself."
"I know you can. It's just," Sanosuke said, trailing off.
"What is it?" Megumi encouraged.
"I just don't want to see anything happen to you, Megumi. You mean too much to me."
Megumi became suddenly aware that Sanosuke was still holding her hand. She blushed, looking down at their hands.
"Sanosuke," she started.
But her words were cut off. She felt a weight on her lips, her eyes shut tightly. She feared opening them and seeing what she already knew was true. Sanosuke kissing her. When the weight lifted from her lips she opened her eyes. Megumi stared into Sanosuke's eyes, looking a bit angry. Sanosuke was a little taken aback by her angry look. He at once released her hand and took a step back. Suddenly he felt very uncomfortable.
"What the hell did you do that for?" Megumi yelled.
"Well," Sanosuke began slowly, "I think I love you."
"That's what I thought!"
Sanosuke's eyes went wide.
"Erm, ok."
Megumi turned around and looked down at the water running out from under the bridge. She turned back around after a couple minutes of silence, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Megumi?" Sanosuke said cautiously.
"Now how am I supposed to stay here, Sanosuke? Now how am I supposed to tell you that my duty is here, my loyalty lies with my patients and Dr. Gensai, when you just told me you love me? Now how am I supposed to ignore my feelings for you now that I know they can be returned?"
Sanosuke blinked a couple times. Was she saying what he thought she was saying? He smiled a little as her features began to soften.
"So does this mean," Sanosuke started.
His words were cut off, his eyes closed immediately. Megumi's arms were wrapped around his neck, her lips on his. He wrapped his own arms around Megumi's waist. She released the bond formed at their lips a couple seconds later and looked at him.
"Of course this does, you idiot. You've given me no choice now."
Megumi smiled.
"I would never be able to stay here and watch you leave now."
Sanosuke smiled back at her. Their faces moved in close again and their lips touched. Moonlight was streaming over the bridge, casting their shadows onto the waters surface.
Sanosuke took a deep breath then slid open the door. He walked in and stood in the middle of the room, looking around.
"Megumi?" he called.
"I'll be right there," he heard a voice call back.
Sanosuke sighed and continued to stand, waiting for her to arrive. A couple minutes later he heard footsteps approaching the room. Another door slid open and in walked Megumi. She slid the door shut behind her before approaching him.
"Did you hurt yourself again?"
Sanosuke chuckled at this, the first thing she said to him. The only times he ever came here was because he had been hurt. Now she seemed to assume that his arrival meant he was hurt.
"No."
"Oh. Well then what is it?"
Megumi looked up into his eyes and Sanosuke looked back down into hers. He wasn't smiling. He gently touched her arm.
"Well I need to tell you this somewhere private, where no one else can listen in."
Megumi studied his face for a couple seconds before answering.
"Alright. Follow me."
She led Sanosuke out of the building and they walked together to the bridge.
Once they made sure no one was near them, Megumi turned to Sanosuke and said, "What is it? Did something else happen?"
"Well not exactly. It's just that Kenshin and Kaoru are planning to leave here. They want to go away."
"But isn't Kenshin afraid something might happen to Kaoru? And she is too hurt to travel, when are they leaving?"
"Well at first I guess he didn't want to take her along. But after they found out their true feelings for each other Kenshin couldn't say no. They plan to leave as soon as possible. But not without us."
"Huh? What are you saying?"
"I convinced them to allow just us to go with them. I mean, what if something happened here that I wouldn't be able to handle?"
This was a rare moment. Sanosuke would never admit to anything besides Kenshin being able to defeat him. But instead of taking advantage of this situation, Megumi sighed. She knew that Sanosuke was being extremely serious and she needed to make a decision fast before Kenshin and Kaoru left.
"Sanosuke." She spoke slowly. "I help out Dr. Gensai here. I can't just leave the patients to go away with you and Kenshin and Kaoru. I would need a stronger reason."
Sanosuke was a little shocked but not quite. He knew that Megumi's patients and her job meant a lot to her. She had wanted to be a doctor for as long as he knew her. But if she stayed here he would most likely never see her again. A bunch of feelings washed over Sanosuke. Feelings of sadness, regret, worry, and then there was this heated feeling in his stomach. It felt like it wanted to burst out.
"But, you may never see Kenshin and Kaoru again." He bowed his head. "I may never see you again."
"Don't be ridiculous," Megumi said, smiling a little, "of course we will see each other again."
"I wouldn't count on it. Kenshin and Kaoru plan to never return. And as for me, well if I return it might give away where Kenshin is somehow."
Megumi's smile faded. What would it be like if she never saw any of them again? Could she really live without seeing any of them again? She couldn't be having these doubts. Her loyalty was to Dr. Gensai and her patients. This was what she wanted from the start.
"Sanosuke," she whispered sadder than she realized, "I just can't."
She turned and was about to walk away when she felt a hand grab her own. She gasped and turned around, looking up into Sanosuke's face.
"Sanosuke," she whispered again.
"Megumi, you have to come. What if something were to happen to you? No one would be here to help. I wouldn't be able to rid myself of the guilt."
"Sanosuke you don't need to worry about me. I can take care of myself."
"I know you can. It's just," Sanosuke said, trailing off.
"What is it?" Megumi encouraged.
"I just don't want to see anything happen to you, Megumi. You mean too much to me."
Megumi became suddenly aware that Sanosuke was still holding her hand. She blushed, looking down at their hands.
"Sanosuke," she started.
But her words were cut off. She felt a weight on her lips, her eyes shut tightly. She feared opening them and seeing what she already knew was true. Sanosuke kissing her. When the weight lifted from her lips she opened her eyes. Megumi stared into Sanosuke's eyes, looking a bit angry. Sanosuke was a little taken aback by her angry look. He at once released her hand and took a step back. Suddenly he felt very uncomfortable.
"What the hell did you do that for?" Megumi yelled.
"Well," Sanosuke began slowly, "I think I love you."
"That's what I thought!"
Sanosuke's eyes went wide.
"Erm, ok."
Megumi turned around and looked down at the water running out from under the bridge. She turned back around after a couple minutes of silence, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Megumi?" Sanosuke said cautiously.
"Now how am I supposed to stay here, Sanosuke? Now how am I supposed to tell you that my duty is here, my loyalty lies with my patients and Dr. Gensai, when you just told me you love me? Now how am I supposed to ignore my feelings for you now that I know they can be returned?"
Sanosuke blinked a couple times. Was she saying what he thought she was saying? He smiled a little as her features began to soften.
"So does this mean," Sanosuke started.
His words were cut off, his eyes closed immediately. Megumi's arms were wrapped around his neck, her lips on his. He wrapped his own arms around Megumi's waist. She released the bond formed at their lips a couple seconds later and looked at him.
"Of course this does, you idiot. You've given me no choice now."
Megumi smiled.
"I would never be able to stay here and watch you leave now."
Sanosuke smiled back at her. Their faces moved in close again and their lips touched. Moonlight was streaming over the bridge, casting their shadows onto the waters surface.