I'M BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! um. or not. Haha! Told ya I had the second chapter written already!!
Waaaiiit.... I never put the disclaimer in my first chapter! Or in my other story at all! OOPS! Oh well.
Please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own nothing excpet the plot and a minor OC, who will only show up a few times, so don't worry...
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Double Negative
Chapter One: Fate Giveth and Taketh Away
Sano woke up just before noon like he always did, and stretched uncomfortably, still tired. His peaceful sleep had been disrupted by several disturbing dreams of his childhood that he didn't care to remember, dreams that were way too familiar. However this time there was a new face among all of the ones that he remembered - the young woman from the previous night. His view of the apartment's ceiling was suddenly obstructed by a face, his friend, journalist, aspiring artist, and roommate, Tsukioka Katsuhiro, better known as Katsu.
Katsu nudged his friend with his foot. "Oi. Bum. Get up. Where's that money you promised me last night?"
The rooster-headed one groaned as he pulled himself to his feet. "Che. I hoped you'd forget!"
"Fat chance toori-atama. So were you lying about your luck last night (like usual) or what?"
"Yeah, yeah, I got it...Jerk...", the last word was grumbled, not that Sano cared if Katsu heard or not. He picked up his jacket and started rummaging around in one of the pockets for his wallet, but encountered only some lint and a large hole. Cursing worriedly to himself, he tried the other pocket. Predictably, the money wasn't there. "Oh, kuso! Uh... Katsu... would you be willing to believe that I lost it?"
"Just like your mind...", Katsu rolled his eyes. "Well if the supposed money seems to have been 'lost' (although I think it never really existed in the first place, ne Sano?) SOMEONE is going to get a job, to help ME pay for the rent, like the aforementioned SOMEONE has supposed to have been doing for the past few YEARS!"
(" 'Aforementioned'? Uh...use a couple less syllables next time, man.") "Aw, Katsu, anything but that!", Sano whined.
His friend only grinned evilly. "And I saw the perfect one in the 'Help wanted' section of the newspaper today..."
^..^ + * v *
Takani Megumi was not in the best of moods. Her brief state of happiness the previous night had disappeared as soon as she walked into work a few hours before. Her co-worker Reiko seemed to be trying to make her life as miserable as possible for switching her to the Saturday night shift. So far she had messed up three of the fox woman's orders, stolen seven of her tips, and had tried to dump a cup of lukewarm tea on her head. Thankfully Sanzo Tsubame, the young cousin of the restaurant's owner, Sekihara Tae, had thwarted this plot, going against her usually shy nature.
Megumi heard the decorative bells on the door chime annoyingly as someone walked into the restaurant, the Akabeko. 'Stupid bells... I oughta shove them down Reiko's throat and then drop her off the Tokyo Tower...' Suddenly shocked at her uncharacteristically violent thoughts, Megumi hurried to greet the newcomers.
^..^ + * v *
Sano grumbled to himself as Katsu shot him a glare, promised terrible consequences if the rooster-haired young man did not walk into the Akabeko. "I don't wanna be a frickin' WAITER!", he mumbled as he opened the door, and entered the traditional Japanese restaurant.
He sulked by the door as Katsu came in, and a familiar voice said with well-hidden exasperation, "Konnichiwa! Welcome to the Akabeko!"
"Hi, my friend was wondering if he could apply for a jo-", this was as far as Katsu got, before Sanosuke stood up straight, and pushed him out of the way.
"It IS you!', he cried when he saw Megumi standing there, wearing a rather bemused expression.
She collected herself quickly. "Ah yes, Sagara-san, was it?"
"Yeah that's me. Just Sanosuke's fine. Or Sano, if ya want. Anyway, like Katsu here was sayin', I was wondering if I could apply for a job here...?"
Both Katsu and Megumi were equally surprised. Katsu because a mere minute ago, the rooster had been loudly complaining about getting a job at the Akabeko, Megumi because she had never expected to see him again, much less at her job, asking for work!
The fox-woman blinked for a moment. "I'll have to ask Tae, my boss... If you could follow me..."
Sano followed her obediently, thinking once again that he was the luckiest guy in the world. First he stays out to go gambling, stays out later since he's winning, as a result ends up rescuing a really hot woman, loses the money he won, and gets to see said hot woman again, and maybe end up working with her! What wasn't to like?
^..^ + * v *
Okay. This wasn't exactly what he was expecting. Sano was glad that he'd gotten the job (rather easily, one might add, as he was hired as soon as Tae heard he was applying, they were that desperate for help.), but he REALLY did not expect to be stuck washing dishes with the restaurant owner's shy cousin, who seemed to be terrified of Sano. Not to mention that some chick named Reiko kept trying to hit on him, while the Megitsune completely ignored him.
He plunged a dish into the soapy water with a sigh, harder than he intended, which resulted in a large splash and yet another squeak from Tsubame.
'Life sucks.'
^..^ + * v *
This was hilarious. Megumi didn't know quite WHY she was enjoying seeing Sano suffer as he was, but she was in a better mood than she had all day, so this fox-woman was not about to ruin it. However she found herself inexplicably angry whenever Reiko sauntered over and started to flirt with rooster-head. Eh. Everything that woman did got on Megumi's nerves, and she really didn't have a reason to be angry. After all, she'd only met Sagara-san the night before... 'Sanosuke.', she reminded herself as she glanced into the kitchen where Sano and Tsubame were working on the dishes. 'He told you to call him Sanosuke.'
Tsubame squeaked as the man next to her dropped a plate into the sink with unnecessary force, and soap and water went everywhere. The fox-woman raised a hand to her mouth and laughed quietly, eyes gleaming mischievously as fox ears appeared on her head.
'Life is good.'
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Eh. A little shorter than last chapter, but pretty good I'd say. At least I hope. Or something. Waaaiiii! Megumi beginning to like Sano-kun already? We can only hope! ^..^ Ah. Poor Sano, I keep doing mean things to him! But he puts up with it so well! * v *
REVIEW MORTAL FOOLS! REVIEW I SAY!!! *maniacal laughter* *cough hack* *laughs more* *stops.* Um. Yeah. I had a bit too much caffeine today... But please do review! But no flames! I'm highly allergic.
Next Chapter - Two: Fox in the Henhouse
In which Megumi gets some phone numbers mixed up, and ends up in an uncomfortable situation.
Waaaiiit.... I never put the disclaimer in my first chapter! Or in my other story at all! OOPS! Oh well.
Please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own nothing excpet the plot and a minor OC, who will only show up a few times, so don't worry...
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Double Negative
Chapter One: Fate Giveth and Taketh Away
Sano woke up just before noon like he always did, and stretched uncomfortably, still tired. His peaceful sleep had been disrupted by several disturbing dreams of his childhood that he didn't care to remember, dreams that were way too familiar. However this time there was a new face among all of the ones that he remembered - the young woman from the previous night. His view of the apartment's ceiling was suddenly obstructed by a face, his friend, journalist, aspiring artist, and roommate, Tsukioka Katsuhiro, better known as Katsu.
Katsu nudged his friend with his foot. "Oi. Bum. Get up. Where's that money you promised me last night?"
The rooster-headed one groaned as he pulled himself to his feet. "Che. I hoped you'd forget!"
"Fat chance toori-atama. So were you lying about your luck last night (like usual) or what?"
"Yeah, yeah, I got it...Jerk...", the last word was grumbled, not that Sano cared if Katsu heard or not. He picked up his jacket and started rummaging around in one of the pockets for his wallet, but encountered only some lint and a large hole. Cursing worriedly to himself, he tried the other pocket. Predictably, the money wasn't there. "Oh, kuso! Uh... Katsu... would you be willing to believe that I lost it?"
"Just like your mind...", Katsu rolled his eyes. "Well if the supposed money seems to have been 'lost' (although I think it never really existed in the first place, ne Sano?) SOMEONE is going to get a job, to help ME pay for the rent, like the aforementioned SOMEONE has supposed to have been doing for the past few YEARS!"
(" 'Aforementioned'? Uh...use a couple less syllables next time, man.") "Aw, Katsu, anything but that!", Sano whined.
His friend only grinned evilly. "And I saw the perfect one in the 'Help wanted' section of the newspaper today..."
^..^ + * v *
Takani Megumi was not in the best of moods. Her brief state of happiness the previous night had disappeared as soon as she walked into work a few hours before. Her co-worker Reiko seemed to be trying to make her life as miserable as possible for switching her to the Saturday night shift. So far she had messed up three of the fox woman's orders, stolen seven of her tips, and had tried to dump a cup of lukewarm tea on her head. Thankfully Sanzo Tsubame, the young cousin of the restaurant's owner, Sekihara Tae, had thwarted this plot, going against her usually shy nature.
Megumi heard the decorative bells on the door chime annoyingly as someone walked into the restaurant, the Akabeko. 'Stupid bells... I oughta shove them down Reiko's throat and then drop her off the Tokyo Tower...' Suddenly shocked at her uncharacteristically violent thoughts, Megumi hurried to greet the newcomers.
^..^ + * v *
Sano grumbled to himself as Katsu shot him a glare, promised terrible consequences if the rooster-haired young man did not walk into the Akabeko. "I don't wanna be a frickin' WAITER!", he mumbled as he opened the door, and entered the traditional Japanese restaurant.
He sulked by the door as Katsu came in, and a familiar voice said with well-hidden exasperation, "Konnichiwa! Welcome to the Akabeko!"
"Hi, my friend was wondering if he could apply for a jo-", this was as far as Katsu got, before Sanosuke stood up straight, and pushed him out of the way.
"It IS you!', he cried when he saw Megumi standing there, wearing a rather bemused expression.
She collected herself quickly. "Ah yes, Sagara-san, was it?"
"Yeah that's me. Just Sanosuke's fine. Or Sano, if ya want. Anyway, like Katsu here was sayin', I was wondering if I could apply for a job here...?"
Both Katsu and Megumi were equally surprised. Katsu because a mere minute ago, the rooster had been loudly complaining about getting a job at the Akabeko, Megumi because she had never expected to see him again, much less at her job, asking for work!
The fox-woman blinked for a moment. "I'll have to ask Tae, my boss... If you could follow me..."
Sano followed her obediently, thinking once again that he was the luckiest guy in the world. First he stays out to go gambling, stays out later since he's winning, as a result ends up rescuing a really hot woman, loses the money he won, and gets to see said hot woman again, and maybe end up working with her! What wasn't to like?
^..^ + * v *
Okay. This wasn't exactly what he was expecting. Sano was glad that he'd gotten the job (rather easily, one might add, as he was hired as soon as Tae heard he was applying, they were that desperate for help.), but he REALLY did not expect to be stuck washing dishes with the restaurant owner's shy cousin, who seemed to be terrified of Sano. Not to mention that some chick named Reiko kept trying to hit on him, while the Megitsune completely ignored him.
He plunged a dish into the soapy water with a sigh, harder than he intended, which resulted in a large splash and yet another squeak from Tsubame.
'Life sucks.'
^..^ + * v *
This was hilarious. Megumi didn't know quite WHY she was enjoying seeing Sano suffer as he was, but she was in a better mood than she had all day, so this fox-woman was not about to ruin it. However she found herself inexplicably angry whenever Reiko sauntered over and started to flirt with rooster-head. Eh. Everything that woman did got on Megumi's nerves, and she really didn't have a reason to be angry. After all, she'd only met Sagara-san the night before... 'Sanosuke.', she reminded herself as she glanced into the kitchen where Sano and Tsubame were working on the dishes. 'He told you to call him Sanosuke.'
Tsubame squeaked as the man next to her dropped a plate into the sink with unnecessary force, and soap and water went everywhere. The fox-woman raised a hand to her mouth and laughed quietly, eyes gleaming mischievously as fox ears appeared on her head.
'Life is good.'
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Eh. A little shorter than last chapter, but pretty good I'd say. At least I hope. Or something. Waaaiiii! Megumi beginning to like Sano-kun already? We can only hope! ^..^ Ah. Poor Sano, I keep doing mean things to him! But he puts up with it so well! * v *
REVIEW MORTAL FOOLS! REVIEW I SAY!!! *maniacal laughter* *cough hack* *laughs more* *stops.* Um. Yeah. I had a bit too much caffeine today... But please do review! But no flames! I'm highly allergic.
Next Chapter - Two: Fox in the Henhouse
In which Megumi gets some phone numbers mixed up, and ends up in an uncomfortable situation.