Disclaimer: HOW MANY TIMES MUST YOU BE TOLD STUPID BAKAS?! Sorry. I don't
own RK.
A/N strange how things come and go, like Megumi and Sano's relationship. Hmmmm..
Chapter 2- Moving to Quickly
"Sit down, both of you." Megumi said, already seated on the floor, when the men came in.
Sanosuke gritted his teeth and followed in suit, as soon as Kenshin sat down also.
Megumi smiled. "Alright then. I'll start with you Kenshin, and since Sanosuke's check up won't take but a moment, I'll finish with him."
Sano stared at the wall nervously. Somehow he didn't like the sound of what the Fox lady said. It just didn't sound right, but Kenshin agreed. "Very well Ms. Megumi."
Megumi pulled out several large bandages and a small-unlabeled bottle from her bag. "Sir Ken, I was delivered new cream this morning for Dr. Gensai, and he permitted me to use them on you if that is alright. Let me see those burns."
Sanosuke glared at Megumi again, though he was sure she couldn't see. He didn't like 'cream' either. Supposedly that was one of the methods that had been used on one of the victims.
"That is fine Ms. Megumi." Kenshin said again, removing his gi.
Megumi smiled, admiring Kenshin's scarred, but very muscled torso. There were certain advantages to being a doctor.
"Why, good mornin' Ms. Kaoru!" Tai said smiling, walking up to greet her friend. "What are you doing here so bright an' early? I'd have thought you would still be at home with Sir Ken!"
Kaoru shook her head and smiled, her ponytail waving with her. "No Ms. Tai. I had some shopping to do, so I left Kenshin at home with Sanosuke."
Tai grinned. "Well, I suppose that is a good thing, seeming as I would've had to make Sano pay his tab had he come in again."
Kaoru's face darkened when she remembered Sano's lack of appetite, and the reason why. "Maybe."
Kaoru sighed. She'd come to the Akebeko for one basic reason. She needed good gossip on what was happening. "Listen, have you heard about the recent deaths around here?" she whispered, pulling Tai into the seat next to her.
Tai's reaction was the same as anybody's would be. Sadness, and then almost anger. "I have! I can't imagine why anyone would do such a horrid thing. It is just awful! Why, I heard that last night it happened again. Two people. The same way. The same reasons."
Kaoru dropped her eyes. Tai's words echoed in her head. Same Way.Same reasons.Supposedly the four women and two men that had been murdered so far had all been killed by a strange drug called opium. They all just fell over, dead, no matter where they were, with opium in their systems. Each had been a good friend of either the police department, or the local government.
"Opium again?" Kaoru whispered sadly.
Tai nodded. "The most recent ones were another woman and a man. Brother and sister. The man was a retired cop. The thing was, his last case was the opium bust of a couple years ago." She lowered her voice even more. "The police think that the p-people who have been doing the k-killings were part of the gang that ran the opium center."
Kaoru swallowed nervously. It was well known to the police that Megumi had been a part of that gang, if a forced one. It wasn't known to the general public however, which was good or else Dr. Gensai would never have another patient again. One thing was for sure; she needed more information before she could make any conclusions. "Thanks Tai." Kaoru replied, sipping the last of her tea. "Do you know where I can find Police Chief Saito?
"Well your burns look just fine Sir Ken." Megumi said smiling, as she firmly pressed the last bandage onto Kenshin's almost healed back. Kenshin slipped his gi on and moved over a little so Sano could take his place. "Your turn Sanosuke. This won't take but a moment Rooster head."
Sanosuke shied away, but after a look from Kenshin, he reluctantly moved toward Megumi for his check up. If only he'd acted normal this morning he wouldn't be in this mess. But he couldn't help it; he was in the same room as a drug dealer. Of course, if her hadn't found out about Megumi's underground life, her would be treasuring this moment, or at least enjoying teasing the Fox.
To make matters worse, Kenshin hadn't said a word about 'the matter' all morning, and Sano was dreading it, knowing that it would be brought up while he was under Megumi's tender loving care. Yeah right.
Megumi grabbed a thermometer out of her bag and shoved it in Sanosuke's mouth. "Hold this there for a moment. Your cheeks are still very flushed, but I can't imagine that would be blushing now could it be Sanosuke?" She said grinning.
If he could have, he might have slapped her. She had been full of witty comments all morning and he was tired of it. Now however, Kenshin laughed just as gaily along with Megumi.
"Look fox-" Sanosuke growled.
Kenshin's expression changed immediately. Glancing quickly at Sano, he cut in. "We need to discuss something."
She froze, but kept her face calm. She really wasn't all that surprised. Something was up, and with the happenings this morning, she knew it even more. "Of course Sir Ken. What is it?"
Kenshin swallowed and seemed nervous. "Sano and I would like to ask you-"
"What do you know about this Fox? And don't try to toy with me. I know what is going on." Sanosuke growled, spitting the thermometer out, while pulling several packages of a strange looking opium from his pocket.
Megumi gasped. "Where did you get those?" she whispered. "They are dangerous!"
"Tell me about it. You've killed 6 people with this drug." Sanosuke said harshly, ignoring Kenshin's shocked look.
He wasn't supposed to ask her this bluntly! Kenshin thought unhappily. He was unwilling to say anything though. Sanosuke was digging himself into a hole, one that Kenshin wasn't sure he could dig him out of. This was a hole bigger than the hole in his pocket when it came time to pay his tab at the Akebeko.
Sano's face stung. Megumi held her hand up as if to slap him again, and very upset look on her face. "How dare you Sanosuke Sagara. You have some nerve to bring up that matter in such cruel terms. You know that I would never kill anyone again with that drug." She said sternly. Her eyes were angry black glass.
Sano smirked. "I told you not to play fox with me Megumi Takani. I'm not talking about a few years back. This is about the opium murders in town right now."
She gasped, and when she finally began breathing again, it came out in harsh ragged jerks. "How could you think I had any involvement in that Sano? You know what I promised, and I am bound to that promise just as Sir Ken is bound to his."
"I have proof."
Megumi's face was solid stone as she threw her bag across the room and sent it sliding across the floor. "You have nothing Sanosuke Sagara. You have nothing." And with that she stormed out, leaving behind a very upset rurouni and a mad fighter.
A/N oo, they better watch their tempers huh? Adios amigos!
A/N strange how things come and go, like Megumi and Sano's relationship. Hmmmm..
Chapter 2- Moving to Quickly
"Sit down, both of you." Megumi said, already seated on the floor, when the men came in.
Sanosuke gritted his teeth and followed in suit, as soon as Kenshin sat down also.
Megumi smiled. "Alright then. I'll start with you Kenshin, and since Sanosuke's check up won't take but a moment, I'll finish with him."
Sano stared at the wall nervously. Somehow he didn't like the sound of what the Fox lady said. It just didn't sound right, but Kenshin agreed. "Very well Ms. Megumi."
Megumi pulled out several large bandages and a small-unlabeled bottle from her bag. "Sir Ken, I was delivered new cream this morning for Dr. Gensai, and he permitted me to use them on you if that is alright. Let me see those burns."
Sanosuke glared at Megumi again, though he was sure she couldn't see. He didn't like 'cream' either. Supposedly that was one of the methods that had been used on one of the victims.
"That is fine Ms. Megumi." Kenshin said again, removing his gi.
Megumi smiled, admiring Kenshin's scarred, but very muscled torso. There were certain advantages to being a doctor.
"Why, good mornin' Ms. Kaoru!" Tai said smiling, walking up to greet her friend. "What are you doing here so bright an' early? I'd have thought you would still be at home with Sir Ken!"
Kaoru shook her head and smiled, her ponytail waving with her. "No Ms. Tai. I had some shopping to do, so I left Kenshin at home with Sanosuke."
Tai grinned. "Well, I suppose that is a good thing, seeming as I would've had to make Sano pay his tab had he come in again."
Kaoru's face darkened when she remembered Sano's lack of appetite, and the reason why. "Maybe."
Kaoru sighed. She'd come to the Akebeko for one basic reason. She needed good gossip on what was happening. "Listen, have you heard about the recent deaths around here?" she whispered, pulling Tai into the seat next to her.
Tai's reaction was the same as anybody's would be. Sadness, and then almost anger. "I have! I can't imagine why anyone would do such a horrid thing. It is just awful! Why, I heard that last night it happened again. Two people. The same way. The same reasons."
Kaoru dropped her eyes. Tai's words echoed in her head. Same Way.Same reasons.Supposedly the four women and two men that had been murdered so far had all been killed by a strange drug called opium. They all just fell over, dead, no matter where they were, with opium in their systems. Each had been a good friend of either the police department, or the local government.
"Opium again?" Kaoru whispered sadly.
Tai nodded. "The most recent ones were another woman and a man. Brother and sister. The man was a retired cop. The thing was, his last case was the opium bust of a couple years ago." She lowered her voice even more. "The police think that the p-people who have been doing the k-killings were part of the gang that ran the opium center."
Kaoru swallowed nervously. It was well known to the police that Megumi had been a part of that gang, if a forced one. It wasn't known to the general public however, which was good or else Dr. Gensai would never have another patient again. One thing was for sure; she needed more information before she could make any conclusions. "Thanks Tai." Kaoru replied, sipping the last of her tea. "Do you know where I can find Police Chief Saito?
"Well your burns look just fine Sir Ken." Megumi said smiling, as she firmly pressed the last bandage onto Kenshin's almost healed back. Kenshin slipped his gi on and moved over a little so Sano could take his place. "Your turn Sanosuke. This won't take but a moment Rooster head."
Sanosuke shied away, but after a look from Kenshin, he reluctantly moved toward Megumi for his check up. If only he'd acted normal this morning he wouldn't be in this mess. But he couldn't help it; he was in the same room as a drug dealer. Of course, if her hadn't found out about Megumi's underground life, her would be treasuring this moment, or at least enjoying teasing the Fox.
To make matters worse, Kenshin hadn't said a word about 'the matter' all morning, and Sano was dreading it, knowing that it would be brought up while he was under Megumi's tender loving care. Yeah right.
Megumi grabbed a thermometer out of her bag and shoved it in Sanosuke's mouth. "Hold this there for a moment. Your cheeks are still very flushed, but I can't imagine that would be blushing now could it be Sanosuke?" She said grinning.
If he could have, he might have slapped her. She had been full of witty comments all morning and he was tired of it. Now however, Kenshin laughed just as gaily along with Megumi.
"Look fox-" Sanosuke growled.
Kenshin's expression changed immediately. Glancing quickly at Sano, he cut in. "We need to discuss something."
She froze, but kept her face calm. She really wasn't all that surprised. Something was up, and with the happenings this morning, she knew it even more. "Of course Sir Ken. What is it?"
Kenshin swallowed and seemed nervous. "Sano and I would like to ask you-"
"What do you know about this Fox? And don't try to toy with me. I know what is going on." Sanosuke growled, spitting the thermometer out, while pulling several packages of a strange looking opium from his pocket.
Megumi gasped. "Where did you get those?" she whispered. "They are dangerous!"
"Tell me about it. You've killed 6 people with this drug." Sanosuke said harshly, ignoring Kenshin's shocked look.
He wasn't supposed to ask her this bluntly! Kenshin thought unhappily. He was unwilling to say anything though. Sanosuke was digging himself into a hole, one that Kenshin wasn't sure he could dig him out of. This was a hole bigger than the hole in his pocket when it came time to pay his tab at the Akebeko.
Sano's face stung. Megumi held her hand up as if to slap him again, and very upset look on her face. "How dare you Sanosuke Sagara. You have some nerve to bring up that matter in such cruel terms. You know that I would never kill anyone again with that drug." She said sternly. Her eyes were angry black glass.
Sano smirked. "I told you not to play fox with me Megumi Takani. I'm not talking about a few years back. This is about the opium murders in town right now."
She gasped, and when she finally began breathing again, it came out in harsh ragged jerks. "How could you think I had any involvement in that Sano? You know what I promised, and I am bound to that promise just as Sir Ken is bound to his."
"I have proof."
Megumi's face was solid stone as she threw her bag across the room and sent it sliding across the floor. "You have nothing Sanosuke Sagara. You have nothing." And with that she stormed out, leaving behind a very upset rurouni and a mad fighter.
A/N oo, they better watch their tempers huh? Adios amigos!