Hi minna!! I want to thank everyone for all the reviews…WAHOO 177!!! WAI WAI!! I don't really do dedications of chapter, demo…my boyfriend read my little ficcy…including the parts of me owning Kenshin in my dreams, and drowning in drool, and so on ::sweatdrop:: You can probably read his review, he signed on as Daniel. Hehehe his version of revenge is to give me 30 roses, 10 each of red, white and pink. ::swoons:: I think I should write more about dreaming about anime guys…::yells out to Boyfriend:: I'M READY FOR MORE ROSES!! Anyhoo I also promised to dedicate a chap to him so here it is…in all its glory ::coughs::. Oh yah and I don't own Kenshin…. what you were expecting a small pun about how…even though I don't own him, I want him? Or maybe…No I don't own Kenshin, I just do in my dreams??? Well sorry not here in this story…err…chapter anyways. Ja! Oh and by the way, italics are battousai thoughts.

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"I have an idea!" Sano yelled.

Kenshin and Kaoru spared each other quick glances of worry before listening to their friend.

Sano, unaware of the other's hesitation, puffed up his chest in pride and looked confidently at the two. "All we need to do is cause enough of a scene during the mission to alert the authorities." The couple raised their eyebrows at him, prompting his continuation. "No doubt we are going to paired to one another, so whoever I am paired with and I, will cause a scene."

"Ano, Sanosuke…it's a good idea, demo…what exactly are you planning to do."

He grinned again. "Well, I have to get back to the police commissioner to inform him of the plan, so I figure we can blow my cover!"

Kenshin stared at his friend. 'It really is a good idea,' he mused. 'That way Sano can go tell the police, then we can inform them of the next target and catch the assassins in action.' Another, darker part of him made it's presence known. 'Besides if he leaves you can have Kaoru all to yourself again.' He shook his head. 'Iie, I just think it would be best…'

'Don't kid yourself rurouni, both of us want the woman. That night when we were together with her was one of the best nights of our miserable lives. If that dolt were to stay, he would ruin the only quality time Kaoru and you share.' Kenshin shook his head again, seemingly to get the hair out of his eyes, neither Kaoru nor Sano knew the internal argument inside him.

'Well, maybe I do still want a little more 'quality' time with Kaoru-dono, demo…this is a mission and Sano has now become part of it. I want him to be safe. Besides,' he smiled inwardly to his battousai side, 'he truly makes just about the ugliest damn female I have ever seen.'

'Agreed!' Both sides reached agreement of sorts, as Kenshin focused back on Kaoru and Sano discussing what they need to do.

"Sano, we need to think of a distraction that won't cause Kenshin and I to be under suspicion. We need to be able to stay in their trust to get the other missions out to them."

Sano thought long and hard. Finally his eyes brightened and he snapped his fingers. Kenshin and Kaoru leaned closer to their friend to hear his idea.

"I don't know. But I'll think of something when the time comes."

He looked down at the ground where Kenshin and Kaoru had face-vaulted. "In the mean time I have an important question to ask you two."

Kenshin and Kaoru braced themselves for the obvious question about their closeness. 'No doubt Sano noticed the looks I give Kenshin and vice versa.' Kaoru blushed about having to answer his questions.

Sano stood from the bed and walked over to the pair, who in turn braced their hands together and smiled. He stopped about a foot in front of them and quickly put his hands up to grab his neck, staring at the couple seriously.

"Kenshin, Jo-Chan…. how do you think I should wear my hair tonight…I just can't do anything with it."

The sounds of the night was that of two bodies hitting the floor in dead faint, and one bewildered strange sounding woman asking them to get serious and help her.

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Tsuki, Kai, Yoko, and Megumi, hid silently behind the building. Directly across from them was the house of the man that was sentenced to an early death. It was Tsuki that broke the silence.

"Now listen you three, Kai and Megumi will go to the back of his house and watch for any threats to the mission, Yoko and I will watch the front. When you get the signal, slip into the house. The first one to find him gets the kill. We'll meet back here."

"What's the signal?" Kaoru asked. Tsuki just shot her a death glare and spoke in a hushed biting tone.

"You'll know it when I give it, understand?"

The younger girl bit her mouth to keep a smart reply from coming out. Kenshin glanced at her while he and Tsuki quickly went around to the front of the house to make sure all was clear. His eyes told her to be careful.

Kaoru nodded and grabbed Sano's hand and led him around to the back way. In her minds eye, she knew she had to go behind some other houses to get to their intended area. She knew exactly what she had to do to assassinate the man, just not how to stop it without blowing her and Kenshin's cover.

Sano was also debating on how to do this. They had discussed that his cover had to be blown, but not in a way that would keep the blame off of Kaoru and Kenshin. He watched thoughtfully as Kaoru led the way, her hair blowing gently in the wind. For once Sano noticed how very much of a woman Jo-chan was. He glanced appreciatively at the way her outfit hung tightly around the curves of her body. How her sweat glistened off her skin and her breathing quickened with the excitement, he knew she was having. 'Che, to bad Kenshin loves her.' He thought. Then a great…if suicidal idea hit him. 'If my cover has to be blown…at least I can act like a man again.' With great daring and massive flinching from the pain he knew was coming to him, both from Kenshin and Kaoru, he reached out and ran his hands across her butt.

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Kenshin and Tsuki were just about to give the signal when they heard the most horrific scream and the sound of many things being broken. Kenshin took off toward the sound of Kaoru's yell, only slightly nervous, hoping that was Sano's idea of a distraction, yet wondering how Kaoru had managed to get her scream so loud, angry and deadly. Tsuki swore under her breath as lights from the very house they were set to enter, light up. It seemed the whole neighborhood was coming alive. She to ran, curious and pissed. 'There had better be a good excuse as to why the mission was blown!'

Kenshin followed the noise easily, with a large smile on his face; Sano had managed to provide the perfect distraction; everyone was waking up. His elation was cut short when he came upon the scene before him. Kaoru was beating the crap out of a very bruised, very bloody Sano…and the guy had a huge smile on his face! Confused, Kenshin ran over to Kaoru and managed to pull her screaming and flailing body off of him. She shoved him slightly in an effort to scream more obscenities at the injured blob of a person that was once Sano. He noticed Tsuki running up to them and decided to play along even though he was thoroughly confused.

"Kai, what happened?" He asked, preparing himself for any excuse Kaoru could come up with.

After yelling more obscenities at the injured man, Kaoru turned to Kenshin. "'This…This…Animal…grabbed me!" she yelled making a sweeping gesture with her hand at the smudge of Sano's twitching body on the ground. Kenshin stared at his beloved then back at the other man. 'If Kaoru is this upset, then he must have actually done it.' A feeling of anger boiled up inside of him and his eyes took on a golden hue.

"Is this true Megumi?"

Sano still smiling flashed a thumbs up and winked at Kaoru. Once again Kaoru proceeded to wail on the man, attacking him from all angles. It was only when Kenshin gently pulled her aside that she calmed. Tsuki glanced horrified at the mess of a body at her feet. She reached for her tanto, getting ready to deliver, what seemed like was going to be a mercy killing, when she heard the sound of police whistles. Cursing again she ran over to Kai and Yoko.

"We have to get going! Leave that trash to the police!" She gestured to Megumi, and started running back to the camp.

Kaoru grabbed Kenshin's arm and began pulling him, but he shook her off and stared angrily at Sano. She went in front of him and forced him to look into her eyes. She could see the internal conflict inside of him, he was pissed at Sano, but she had taken her revenge.

"Kenshin, it's time to go now!" The police whistles were getting closer as she looked frantically for any sign of recognition. A couple more minutes and the policemen would be on top of them. "Kenshin!" She yelled desperate.

Finally he started moving, deciding to take a form of revenge later against Sano, for daring to touch his Kaoru; at least when Sano could actually fight back. Right now the rooster just looked like a lump of raw egg. Quickly and quietly he picked up Kaoru and carried her as fast as he could all the way to the base, passing the running Tsuki on the way.

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oookkkkk I know it's a very Ooc ficcy right now, but I couldn't help myself. Just for the record I love Sano, and I think he's Megumi's man. Ok all my thanks go to:

Emiri-chan, LinaNverse, Leigh, Jo-chan…that's some laugh you got there!, Chibi-Angel…for all you wonderful reviews, JadeAnime…::flat tone:: must…type…faster…, Dora-chan…yes…yes you did…::sniff::, Shiari….::sweatdrop:: ano I don't think you want to become a rabid fan girl…demo thanks for the thought!! ::smiles blushin:: And everyone else who takes the time to write the reviews, and even to those who only read my story and don't write reviews! ARIGATO!! Ahh gomen gomen…::sweatdrops:: it seems I made a lot of spelling mistakes in this one, arigato Dora-Chan and Chibi-Angel for pointing them out. That's what happens when I type at 2 am. Hopefully this will fix them.