Author: *looks around* Disclaimer.
Kenshin: I'm not sure that counts Miss Galadria.
Author: *glares* fine. No I don't own Rurouni Kenshin, but I do know that these disclaimers are getting annoying..
Kenshin: That wasn't so hard now was it?
Author: You have no idea.anyway, here ya go, Chapter 6 of Trivial Love.
Chapter 6 - Truth Revealed
'No, it couldn't be!' Sano thought rapidly as he watched the serene faced woman walk past. It couldn't be, it just couldn't! Megumi would never be caught dead in a kimono like the one that woman was wearing. It was long sleeved, and was cut so low that it was almost improper! The deep purple shade however was gorgeous against the tone of the woman's skin.
When the group was almost past, he finally made up his mind, forgetting his breakfast completely. He would see if it was her, and if it was, he would give her a piece of his mind, and then leave her to whatever mess with the ruby-eyed man she had gotten herself into. But though he followed as discreetly as he could, his height gave him away and he didn't see the flicker of emotion in the woman's face as she saw him briefly in the crowd.
Megumi's heart raced. Could that have been Sanosuke? It was too much to hope, but if he had seen her maybe, just maybe.. No. He wouldn't be able to recognize her, especially in this kimono.
She shrugged uncomfortably, and tried to adjust her kimono to a more modest height. Megumi winced as she pulled too hard with her left arm. Pain was obviously no bar to Konrato's guards. A few minutes after they had left her 'prison', once they were deep in a crowd, she had tried to escape. One of the guards had been in her way in seconds with an evil look on his face as he brought his sword hard down on her shoulder. Naturally she hadn't tried to escape since.
Megumi kept her head down as she tried to formulate some plan for her own escape. Sano wouldn't be able to find her (and at this point she wouldn't be surprised if he didn't even care) and Kenshin and Kaoru won't come after her if they know that Sanosuke was here. What a troublesome circle.. She thought absently as she followed her guards into a large building with few windows.
"In here." Zaken gestured toward a small room with several familiar instruments in it. "Konrato will be in here shortly, but until then, he wishes for you to get reacquainted with your old materials."
The room was small and dimly lit, but even so Megumi's eyes filled with tears as she saw the instruments she had used to make opium when she worked for Kanryu. She had wished with all her heart never to see them again, but here they were. Softly she walked to the small chair by a barred window and collapsed into it.
Tears trickled down her cheeks as her head fell into her hands helplessly. 'I won't help him!' she thought in anguish. 'I won't!'
Kaoru Kamiya paced the floor of her dojo aimlessly.
"Miss Kaoru, you should stop doing that, that you should." Kenshin said quietly from the corner of the practice room.
She spun around angrily. "How can I Kenshin? My one student has run off somewhere, and I can't find him! What am I going to do?"
Kenshin Himura sighed and walked over to Kaoru putting a hand on her shoulder. "He went after Sanosuke, Miss Kaoru. Maybe we should too."
Kaoru relaxed instantly at his touch. She loved him more than he could ever imagine, and every time he touched her, no matter how casually, she melted. Trying to hide her deep breath, she flung her arms around him in a great big hug. "Really Kenshin?" she said softly. "You think we should?"
The look on the poor rurouni's face was priceless as he awkwardly patted Kaoru's back. He was completely unaware when it came to love. "Yes, we couldn't leave Yahiko out here by himself now could we?"
Kaoru grinned and ignored the tingling she felt up and down her arms where she touched him. "Then lets go find that little brat now okay?" she replied and ran quickly toward her room to change into good traveling clothes.
Kenshin's hand went gingerly to his neck where Kaoru's arms had been flung around him. Perhaps.there was more to Miss Kaoru than she showed? Perhaps.she loved him? He shook his head rapidly. No, it couldn't be. He wasn't worth a treasure like her.
Sanosuke rushed through the crowd, ducking and doing his best to stay out of sight of the guards surrounding the woman he thought might be Megumi. Occasionally he lost her, but each time his keen eyes would find her again after a few moments.
'After all.' he thought quickly, 'How many women could there be that beautiful? Not that I'm interested in her anymore that is.'
The problem was, in his heart he knew that if anything ever happened to Megumi, anything, his heart would break. As long as she was alive, he could live on, even if it was in unhappiness.
Suddenly he realized he had stridden right by the building his quarry had entered. Kust as well, maybe he could sneak in through the back, or at least find out what was going on with that girl.
Bending so low he was almost to his knees Sanosuke tiptoed to behind the building until a small barred window caught his eye. 'Maybe I can find out something in there.' he thought quickly.
Standing up just slightly he peered into the window. A slim figure was slouched in a small chair right near him, and from his position he could tell not only was it Megumi Takani, but she was crying.
There was a knock at the door and moments later a tall, handsome man with ruby eyes walked in, a keen smile on his face.
".Konrato." Megumi whispered, her head lifting just slightly.
Sano's breath caught in his throat as he recognized the man as Megumi's lover. He didn't want to see this. But still he couldn't tear his eyes away from the man that seemingly stole the fox's heart.
"Yes love. I hope you are ready to begin?" Konrato said smiling wickedly.
Megumi's shoulders heaved as she took a long shuddering breath. "Do I have a choice?"
Her voice came distantly to Sano, from his perch at the window. What did he mean 'begin'?
Konrato bent over and lifted Megumi's chin up to his. "No repeats of last night dear. Take my gift peacefully and enjoy it. Don't, and be alone forever." He took her mouth in his and began kissing Megumi passionately, her lips bound by his.
Sano growled angrily and turned away from the window. So much for it being some mistake. She really was in love with that fool. How could he have been so stupid?
A sharp sound rang through the air, followed by an identical one and a woman's scream. Eyes wide, Sano turned back to the window. That fellow Konrato's cheek was red, like the rest of his face that was almost purple from anger. "You will learn woman!" he said turning on a heel and storming out toward the front of the room. He whipped around just before leaving.
Sanosuke ducked so as to avoid being seen, but he could hear Konrato's voice echo out of the window. "You better get to work and not deny me again. Next time your punishment will be worse. But I daresay I will have a better time than you will." The evil intent was prominent to even Sanosuke.
Gathering courage to peek back into the window, he saw Megumi turn and look at the opium-making materials lined up along the way. She gave a shuddering sigh and stood. He could see the huge handprint that had planted itself on her face, scarring her beauty. Had he been wrong all along?
A/N: Yay! Sano finally found out the truth! But what will he do with it? Will he leave, keeping to his promise of leaving Megumi to whatever plight she was in? Or will he play the knight in shining armor and bust a hole in the wall to rescue her? Next Time on Rurouni Kenshin - Trivial Love!
Oh yeah, and please thank Mushi-azn for reviewing my story! I thought everyone had forgotten it! *tear* but thanks to her I'll post the next chapter asap! Bye!
Kenshin: I'm not sure that counts Miss Galadria.
Author: *glares* fine. No I don't own Rurouni Kenshin, but I do know that these disclaimers are getting annoying..
Kenshin: That wasn't so hard now was it?
Author: You have no idea.anyway, here ya go, Chapter 6 of Trivial Love.
Chapter 6 - Truth Revealed
'No, it couldn't be!' Sano thought rapidly as he watched the serene faced woman walk past. It couldn't be, it just couldn't! Megumi would never be caught dead in a kimono like the one that woman was wearing. It was long sleeved, and was cut so low that it was almost improper! The deep purple shade however was gorgeous against the tone of the woman's skin.
When the group was almost past, he finally made up his mind, forgetting his breakfast completely. He would see if it was her, and if it was, he would give her a piece of his mind, and then leave her to whatever mess with the ruby-eyed man she had gotten herself into. But though he followed as discreetly as he could, his height gave him away and he didn't see the flicker of emotion in the woman's face as she saw him briefly in the crowd.
Megumi's heart raced. Could that have been Sanosuke? It was too much to hope, but if he had seen her maybe, just maybe.. No. He wouldn't be able to recognize her, especially in this kimono.
She shrugged uncomfortably, and tried to adjust her kimono to a more modest height. Megumi winced as she pulled too hard with her left arm. Pain was obviously no bar to Konrato's guards. A few minutes after they had left her 'prison', once they were deep in a crowd, she had tried to escape. One of the guards had been in her way in seconds with an evil look on his face as he brought his sword hard down on her shoulder. Naturally she hadn't tried to escape since.
Megumi kept her head down as she tried to formulate some plan for her own escape. Sano wouldn't be able to find her (and at this point she wouldn't be surprised if he didn't even care) and Kenshin and Kaoru won't come after her if they know that Sanosuke was here. What a troublesome circle.. She thought absently as she followed her guards into a large building with few windows.
"In here." Zaken gestured toward a small room with several familiar instruments in it. "Konrato will be in here shortly, but until then, he wishes for you to get reacquainted with your old materials."
The room was small and dimly lit, but even so Megumi's eyes filled with tears as she saw the instruments she had used to make opium when she worked for Kanryu. She had wished with all her heart never to see them again, but here they were. Softly she walked to the small chair by a barred window and collapsed into it.
Tears trickled down her cheeks as her head fell into her hands helplessly. 'I won't help him!' she thought in anguish. 'I won't!'
Kaoru Kamiya paced the floor of her dojo aimlessly.
"Miss Kaoru, you should stop doing that, that you should." Kenshin said quietly from the corner of the practice room.
She spun around angrily. "How can I Kenshin? My one student has run off somewhere, and I can't find him! What am I going to do?"
Kenshin Himura sighed and walked over to Kaoru putting a hand on her shoulder. "He went after Sanosuke, Miss Kaoru. Maybe we should too."
Kaoru relaxed instantly at his touch. She loved him more than he could ever imagine, and every time he touched her, no matter how casually, she melted. Trying to hide her deep breath, she flung her arms around him in a great big hug. "Really Kenshin?" she said softly. "You think we should?"
The look on the poor rurouni's face was priceless as he awkwardly patted Kaoru's back. He was completely unaware when it came to love. "Yes, we couldn't leave Yahiko out here by himself now could we?"
Kaoru grinned and ignored the tingling she felt up and down her arms where she touched him. "Then lets go find that little brat now okay?" she replied and ran quickly toward her room to change into good traveling clothes.
Kenshin's hand went gingerly to his neck where Kaoru's arms had been flung around him. Perhaps.there was more to Miss Kaoru than she showed? Perhaps.she loved him? He shook his head rapidly. No, it couldn't be. He wasn't worth a treasure like her.
Sanosuke rushed through the crowd, ducking and doing his best to stay out of sight of the guards surrounding the woman he thought might be Megumi. Occasionally he lost her, but each time his keen eyes would find her again after a few moments.
'After all.' he thought quickly, 'How many women could there be that beautiful? Not that I'm interested in her anymore that is.'
The problem was, in his heart he knew that if anything ever happened to Megumi, anything, his heart would break. As long as she was alive, he could live on, even if it was in unhappiness.
Suddenly he realized he had stridden right by the building his quarry had entered. Kust as well, maybe he could sneak in through the back, or at least find out what was going on with that girl.
Bending so low he was almost to his knees Sanosuke tiptoed to behind the building until a small barred window caught his eye. 'Maybe I can find out something in there.' he thought quickly.
Standing up just slightly he peered into the window. A slim figure was slouched in a small chair right near him, and from his position he could tell not only was it Megumi Takani, but she was crying.
There was a knock at the door and moments later a tall, handsome man with ruby eyes walked in, a keen smile on his face.
".Konrato." Megumi whispered, her head lifting just slightly.
Sano's breath caught in his throat as he recognized the man as Megumi's lover. He didn't want to see this. But still he couldn't tear his eyes away from the man that seemingly stole the fox's heart.
"Yes love. I hope you are ready to begin?" Konrato said smiling wickedly.
Megumi's shoulders heaved as she took a long shuddering breath. "Do I have a choice?"
Her voice came distantly to Sano, from his perch at the window. What did he mean 'begin'?
Konrato bent over and lifted Megumi's chin up to his. "No repeats of last night dear. Take my gift peacefully and enjoy it. Don't, and be alone forever." He took her mouth in his and began kissing Megumi passionately, her lips bound by his.
Sano growled angrily and turned away from the window. So much for it being some mistake. She really was in love with that fool. How could he have been so stupid?
A sharp sound rang through the air, followed by an identical one and a woman's scream. Eyes wide, Sano turned back to the window. That fellow Konrato's cheek was red, like the rest of his face that was almost purple from anger. "You will learn woman!" he said turning on a heel and storming out toward the front of the room. He whipped around just before leaving.
Sanosuke ducked so as to avoid being seen, but he could hear Konrato's voice echo out of the window. "You better get to work and not deny me again. Next time your punishment will be worse. But I daresay I will have a better time than you will." The evil intent was prominent to even Sanosuke.
Gathering courage to peek back into the window, he saw Megumi turn and look at the opium-making materials lined up along the way. She gave a shuddering sigh and stood. He could see the huge handprint that had planted itself on her face, scarring her beauty. Had he been wrong all along?
A/N: Yay! Sano finally found out the truth! But what will he do with it? Will he leave, keeping to his promise of leaving Megumi to whatever plight she was in? Or will he play the knight in shining armor and bust a hole in the wall to rescue her? Next Time on Rurouni Kenshin - Trivial Love!
Oh yeah, and please thank Mushi-azn for reviewing my story! I thought everyone had forgotten it! *tear* but thanks to her I'll post the next chapter asap! Bye!