The tension had decreased immensely by late that afternoon. Things
had been discussed a little further, and everyone now understood what
everyone's intentions had been. Megumi and Kaoru were now in the kitchen
getting ready to start preparing dinner. Yahiko was sitting on the porch
with Sanosuke and Kenshin.
Sanosuke stood up abruptly, making Kenshin and Yahiko watch him. "I think I'll go see how the girls are doing." With that said, Sanosuke walked inside and into the kitchen, leaving Kenshin and Yahiko staring after him.
"Kaoru, could you please hand me that knife." Megumi pointed toward the object across the kitchen.
"Sure thing," Kaoru said, crossing over to get it.
Sanosuke entered and walked over to Megumi. He placed his hand her hip, startling her a little.
"Sanosuke, you have to stop doing that," she said, blushing. Kaoru was looking over at them, blushing a little herself.
"Here you are Megumi." Kaoru handed her the knife. "I think I will go clean up then see where Kenshin and Yahiko are." Kaoru left, leaving Megumi and Sanosuke alone together.
"I can't help that I am madly in love with you," Sanosuke said.
Megumi blushed some more. "Oh please."
"It's the truth."
Megumi cleared her throat. "So are you going to get the fish now?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Yeah, I'll go. I just wanted to see if you were ready for them or not," Sanosuke replied.
"I've been ready."
"Apparently."
Sanosuke wrapped his arms around Megumi, hugging her from behind. The knife fell from Megumi's grip, clinking to the hard surface. He buried his face into her sweet smelling hair and nuzzled her neck and shoulder.
"What's this for?" she asked, smiling.
"Do I need a reason?" he asked, his eyes closed and not moving.
"No." Megumi turned around and put her hands on Sanosukes shoulders. She looked up into his face. "Of course you don't. It's just nice." She hugged him, closing her eyes, and leaning her head against his chest.
"Nice?" Sanosuke buried his face in her hair again. "What, exactly, is nice?"
"I don't know. The feeling that you're here for me, that you love me and I love you, that I can depend on you."
"Oh, Megumi," he sighed. "I promise I'll always be here for you, always. You can always depend on me, there's no need to worry. I will always take care of you, always protect you, always love you. That I promise." He pulled her closer into his arms. "I love you too much to ever let anything bad happen to you."
Megumi smiled, tears starting in her still closed eyes. "You have no idea how good that is to hear. And I'll always be here for you, Sanosuke. I will always try my hardest to not let you down." Megumi took a step back to look into Sanosuke's eyes, a couple tears streaming down her cheeks. "And I will always, with all my heart, love you."
Sanosuke smiled and wiped the tears away with his finger. Then he bent down and kissed Megumi softly. He pulled her into another hug when the kiss was over. After a little while of silence Sanosuke slowly released her. He smiled down at her.
"Well. Time to go get those fish." He started to leave the room but stopped. He turned and looked at Megumi, who was looking after him. "And Megumi, don't forget the rice in the cupboard." With one last smile Sanosuke took off.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Really, Kaoru, I've got everything covered in here. Go sit with Kenshin."
"But I agreed to help you with dinner. I feel like I am abandoning you or something," Kaoru argued.
Megumi turned around and looked at her. "Then go pick some flowers for the table or something."
"Alright, that's what I'll do then." Kaoru turned and left the room. She walked out the front door and started down the porch steps.
"Where are you going, Miss Kaoru?"
She turned around and smiled at Kenshin. He was sitting very silently on the porch with Yahiko.
"Megumi told me to pick some flowers for the table for dinner."
"But our agreement was that you weren't to go off on your own, that is was."
"Well then come with me," she suggested smiling.
Kenshin smiled and stood slowly. He walked over to Kaoru. "Yahiko, please watch Miss Megumi. We shall be back shortly."
"Fine. See you two later," Yahiko called from his position on the porch. Kenshin smiled and walked on with Kaoru.
A little ways away, where Yahiko couldn't see, they entwined their fingers with one another's.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Did you know about the second man, brother?"
"No, how would I?"
Two figures sat huddled in the long grass, watching the small, dilapidated house. They had been farther back before the man in white had left, then they had started forward. But then a second man stood from the porch. He had been so motionless, so quiet that neither of them had known he was there. But now he was leaving with that other woman. Now she was alone.
They watched the kid get up and walk inside. Oh yes. The kid. He wasn't going to be a problem, but then again, the men probably wouldn't have been a problem either. It was only better this way that they were gone. Things would go smoother. Smooth was good.
"Shouta, it is time to make our move."
"Right."
The two brothers slowly moved in towards the house, being careful to watch out for anyone who might still be there that they did not know about. The men would most likely be back soon. No way, they would leave their woman alone with a kid for long. This was going to be fun, a race against time in a way. The game was on.
A/N: Sorry if that was a bit, or maybe a lot, sappy.
Sanosuke stood up abruptly, making Kenshin and Yahiko watch him. "I think I'll go see how the girls are doing." With that said, Sanosuke walked inside and into the kitchen, leaving Kenshin and Yahiko staring after him.
"Kaoru, could you please hand me that knife." Megumi pointed toward the object across the kitchen.
"Sure thing," Kaoru said, crossing over to get it.
Sanosuke entered and walked over to Megumi. He placed his hand her hip, startling her a little.
"Sanosuke, you have to stop doing that," she said, blushing. Kaoru was looking over at them, blushing a little herself.
"Here you are Megumi." Kaoru handed her the knife. "I think I will go clean up then see where Kenshin and Yahiko are." Kaoru left, leaving Megumi and Sanosuke alone together.
"I can't help that I am madly in love with you," Sanosuke said.
Megumi blushed some more. "Oh please."
"It's the truth."
Megumi cleared her throat. "So are you going to get the fish now?" she asked, changing the subject.
"Yeah, I'll go. I just wanted to see if you were ready for them or not," Sanosuke replied.
"I've been ready."
"Apparently."
Sanosuke wrapped his arms around Megumi, hugging her from behind. The knife fell from Megumi's grip, clinking to the hard surface. He buried his face into her sweet smelling hair and nuzzled her neck and shoulder.
"What's this for?" she asked, smiling.
"Do I need a reason?" he asked, his eyes closed and not moving.
"No." Megumi turned around and put her hands on Sanosukes shoulders. She looked up into his face. "Of course you don't. It's just nice." She hugged him, closing her eyes, and leaning her head against his chest.
"Nice?" Sanosuke buried his face in her hair again. "What, exactly, is nice?"
"I don't know. The feeling that you're here for me, that you love me and I love you, that I can depend on you."
"Oh, Megumi," he sighed. "I promise I'll always be here for you, always. You can always depend on me, there's no need to worry. I will always take care of you, always protect you, always love you. That I promise." He pulled her closer into his arms. "I love you too much to ever let anything bad happen to you."
Megumi smiled, tears starting in her still closed eyes. "You have no idea how good that is to hear. And I'll always be here for you, Sanosuke. I will always try my hardest to not let you down." Megumi took a step back to look into Sanosuke's eyes, a couple tears streaming down her cheeks. "And I will always, with all my heart, love you."
Sanosuke smiled and wiped the tears away with his finger. Then he bent down and kissed Megumi softly. He pulled her into another hug when the kiss was over. After a little while of silence Sanosuke slowly released her. He smiled down at her.
"Well. Time to go get those fish." He started to leave the room but stopped. He turned and looked at Megumi, who was looking after him. "And Megumi, don't forget the rice in the cupboard." With one last smile Sanosuke took off.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Really, Kaoru, I've got everything covered in here. Go sit with Kenshin."
"But I agreed to help you with dinner. I feel like I am abandoning you or something," Kaoru argued.
Megumi turned around and looked at her. "Then go pick some flowers for the table or something."
"Alright, that's what I'll do then." Kaoru turned and left the room. She walked out the front door and started down the porch steps.
"Where are you going, Miss Kaoru?"
She turned around and smiled at Kenshin. He was sitting very silently on the porch with Yahiko.
"Megumi told me to pick some flowers for the table for dinner."
"But our agreement was that you weren't to go off on your own, that is was."
"Well then come with me," she suggested smiling.
Kenshin smiled and stood slowly. He walked over to Kaoru. "Yahiko, please watch Miss Megumi. We shall be back shortly."
"Fine. See you two later," Yahiko called from his position on the porch. Kenshin smiled and walked on with Kaoru.
A little ways away, where Yahiko couldn't see, they entwined their fingers with one another's.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Did you know about the second man, brother?"
"No, how would I?"
Two figures sat huddled in the long grass, watching the small, dilapidated house. They had been farther back before the man in white had left, then they had started forward. But then a second man stood from the porch. He had been so motionless, so quiet that neither of them had known he was there. But now he was leaving with that other woman. Now she was alone.
They watched the kid get up and walk inside. Oh yes. The kid. He wasn't going to be a problem, but then again, the men probably wouldn't have been a problem either. It was only better this way that they were gone. Things would go smoother. Smooth was good.
"Shouta, it is time to make our move."
"Right."
The two brothers slowly moved in towards the house, being careful to watch out for anyone who might still be there that they did not know about. The men would most likely be back soon. No way, they would leave their woman alone with a kid for long. This was going to be fun, a race against time in a way. The game was on.
A/N: Sorry if that was a bit, or maybe a lot, sappy.